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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. In Chapter 22, what does Zoe give Rufus?

2. What was the name of Betsy's sixty-form boyfriend?

3. In Chapter 18, what organization will Matthew and Tomas say they are collecting for when they look for Karel's assailant?

4. How many flats are in the house where Tomas lives?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Rufus win at a carnival when he was nine?

4. What does Betsy say about dating?

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

6. Why does Duncan use acrylics when he paints?

7. Who is the American that Zoe keeps searching out?

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

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

10. What was Tomas doing the morning that Karel was attacked?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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