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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. What has awakened Qwill?

2. What does Qwill tell Mrs. Marron?

3. What is Dan's explanation for the scream that Qwill heard?

4. What is Hixie?

5. What is the five letter word for love beginning with the letter "a" that Qwill gives Miss Roop?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the clay processed before it is used?

2. Why is Qwilleran so excited to see Joy?

3. What is unique about the people who reside in Maus Haus?

4. What has attracted so much attention from the two cats in their new home?

5. Why does Qwill have to take Koko to the vet?

6. What serves as a reminder to Jim about his age?

7. How does Joy feel about the river, and why is that?

8. Why is it a good thing that the majority of Joy's newest pottery pieces are locked up? Why can't Joy show them to Qwilleran?

9. What situations have made Joy's marital problems obvious to Qwilleran?

10. Why does Joy think that Dan might be jealous of her work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss public perception of artists. What is the first thing that comes to people's minds when they hear the phrase "a gifted artist?" Suggest reasons for this conclusion.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Joy and Dan's relationship. How is it evident to everyone that their marriage is in trouble? Could it have been saved? Why or why not? What measures might have saved their relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Qwilleran's choice of profession. Do you think he would make a better detective or a writer? Which is closer to an art form and what leads you to this conclusion?

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