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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. Who does the woman in the Park think Bel is?

2. Who does Bel recognize Brooklyn is?

3. What does Sao Paulo say when he makes his international call after going to Inwood Hill Park?

4. What happens to the person chasing the Prologue's narrator?

5. Before hailing a cab in Chapter 1, how does Manny plan to travel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Manny first encounters his roommate, Bel?

2. What does Sao Paulo's attitude seem to be towards his job?

3. Describe the relationship between the narrator and Sao Paulo.

4. How does Manny manage to get to FDR Drive?

5. Describe Aislyn’s father.

6. Who does the Woman in White confuse Bel for, and what do readers learn from her confusion?

7. What does the woman in the park with the camera accuse Manny and Bel of?

8. How does Manny manage to defeat the Ick on FDR Drive?

9. Who arrives to save Manny and Bel in Inwood Hill Park, and how does she do it?

10. What happens when Manny first arrives at Penn Station?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In an essay, analyze the author’s attitude towards cities. What does she feel are the positive aspects of cities? What are the negative?

Essay Topic 2

Four of the five avatars are female. Write an essay in which you examine what role gender plays in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Describe in an essay how a minor character or characters influence the novel’s development.

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