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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. Why doesn't the narrator think he could make his story into a short novel?

2. What did the narrator do with the piece of paper on which Siobhan drew lots of faces and wrote descriptions of exactly what each meant?

3. According to the narrator, what four moods does the dog have?

4. In Chapter 89, what Joseph Conrad book does Siobhan tell the narrator about?

5. What does the narrator say caused much of the stress in his parent's relationship?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the point of Chapter 101?

2. According to the narrator, what is a murder mystery? Why does he decide to write a murder mystery?

3. According to the narrator, why are people different than animals? What example does Christopher give?

4. Describe Christopher's favorite dream.

5. Why was it necessary for Siobhan to draw pictures of different emotions for the narrator to study?

6. What is the purpose of Chapter 181? Why does the author feel the need to include Chapter 181 in the novel?

7. Describe Christopher and Father's Saturday outing in Chapter 137.

8. Why does Christopher say he would make a good astronaut?

9. How is Christopher's memory like a video player? And how is it different?

10. Why does Father kill Wellington?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are Christopher's views on God? How does he view God? Does he believe in God? Why or why not? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

How is it that Christopher can look at the clouds and envision an alien spacecraft and other imaginary forms but is so totally closed off to the notion of anything that is not observable in the real universe? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

How is Christopher a nontraditional hero? What actions does he take to showcase his heroic side? What are Christopher's strengths as a hero? What are Christopher's weaknesses as a hero? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.

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