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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the two orangutans doing in the photograph in Chapter 223?

2. What does the narrator hear shortly after he wakes up in Chapter 179?

3. What is not one of the things that the narrator says he can stay home and do if he doesn't want to go anywhere?

4. In the first letter, what trip does the narrator's mother refer to?

5. When the narrator returns to his original seat on the train, what does he find is missing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are Christopher's three most significant accomplishments in this book? Why are these accomplishments so significant? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Why is the narrator so concerned with taking the A-level test? What will taking the A-level test prove? Is it necessary for the narrator to take the A-level exam? Why or why not? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Christopher has a deep fear of strangers. How does he overcome this fear during his adventure to London? What techniques does he use to cope with the strangers? Why is it significant that he is able to cope with being around the strangers? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.

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