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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often does Frank Lustig and his family go back to Czechoslovakia?

2. Where is the rug from that is in front of the living-room fire?

3. What type of dogs is the woman walking that Zoe and Rufus see in Chapter 22?

4. In Chapter 30, from how many people does Matthew have to get directions to the Lustigs' house?

5. What is the name of the Cottage Hospital cook?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Benjamin and Matthew fight in the gym?

2. What does Duncan say about Gordon, Lily's former human, at the end of Chapter 19?

3. How do people receive Matthew when he checks out houses for Karel's assailant?

4. In Chapter 24, what do Duncan and Karel talk about?

5. What preparations has Tomas made for canvassing the neighborhood for Karel's assailant?

6. Who is Rufus's girlfriend?

7. In Chapter 18, why does Tomas want to search in the area near the hospital for the assailant?

8. How did Sylvie become interested in Karel?

9. Why does Gordon come to the Langs' in Chapter 29, and what does he do?

10. Why does Rufus say that he and Zoe should not have sex in Chapter 26?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Duncan looks for a dog. Why does Duncan look for a dog? Why is he lonely? Does the dog help alleviate his loneliness?

Essay Topic 2

Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon his interpretation of life. How does the author use artistic license to make the novel seem like the characters are real people and the events actually happened?

Essay Topic 3

Betsy is Duncan’s adoptive mother. What type of relationship do Duncan and Betsy have? How does finding his birth mother affect the relationship between Duncan and Betsy?

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