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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 does Bertrand like to scavenge from the garbage cans?
2. In Chapter 3, what instruments are played while people dance?
3. What did the man who caught Johannes call him in Chapter 6?
4. Who laughs when Johannes tries to describe the rectangles and how they made him feel?
5. What is a little girl carrying when she falls off the bridge over the paddleboat pond?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Johannes decide that freeing the Bison needs to take place at night?
2. What is Johannes's story?
3. How did Johannes become the Eyes, and what does he do?
4. What do the Bison say about being in captivity?
5. What are Sundays like in the park according to Johannes?
6. What does Bertrand like to do when the archers are shooting at targets?
7. Why does Johannes stay in his hollow after the rescue?
8. What becomes obvious to Johannes after his rescue, and what does he decide to do?
9. What does Bertrand tell Johannes about the new building that is being built?
10. What does Johannes see delivered to the new building?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in The Eyes and the Impossible? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters, especially Johannes?
Essay Topic 2
Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe characters and the world they inhabit. Imagery involves using the five senses to describe characters, places, and things. How does Eggers use imagery to help readers imagine the world and characters in The Eyes and the Impossible?
Essay Topic 3
Johannes and his friends are worried after Johannes saves a little girl. They are afraid that his notoriety will get him in trouble, so they decide he needs a disguise. What disguise is Johannes given? What does the disguise symbolize, and why is Johannes so resistant to wearing it?
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