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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 close was the town to Prague where Frank Lustig and his wife grew up?

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

3. Where does Duncan find himself at the end of Chapter 21?

4. What is the name of Hal's forge?

5. In Chapter 30, what does Matthew have to drink at the Lustigs' house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Hall want to do when he was growing up, and why did he become a blacksmith instead?

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

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

4. In what memory does Duncan take refuge when his mother tells him they will talk that evening in Chapter 27?

5. What does Matthew do and feel when he sees Rachel in Chapter 28?

6. In Chapter 25, how does Benjamin explain what happened at Rachel's?

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

8. What happens when Matthew goes to Rachel's in Chapter 25?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The setting in a book is the place or places where the action takes place. Where does the story take place? Is the setting simply a backdrop to the story and characters or does it take on the role of a character?

Essay Topic 2

Gordon Enright is an aspiring actor who gives away a dog. Why does Gordon give away Lily? What does finding a new home for his dog reveal about him and who he is?

Essay Topic 3

Accumulation is a literary device that allows an author to gather scattered ideas in a literary work and gradually build on information readers need to know. From whose perspective are various chapters told? How does each section add information? How does the use of multiple viewpoints allow the author to use accumulation to advance the plot and provide important details to readers?

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