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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 time does Johannes wake in Chapter 10?

2. What type of outdoor sports do people come to practice Johannes' park?

3. Where is the only small hole Johannes can see in the vehicle after he is captured?

4. Where is one place that Johannes has slept?

5. Where is a second building being built in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Freya concerned about Johannes fascination with the rectangles on the plaza?

2. What happens after Johannes saves a toddler who falls into the pond?

3. Why is Angus a valuable Assistant Eye even though he is often late or does not come to the daily meetings?

4. Why does Johannes stay in his hollow after the rescue?

5. What do the Bison say about being in captivity?

6. What was it like for Johannes and his siblings after their mother left them at the park?

7. How does Johannes save a toddler?

8. What does Johannes see delivered to the new building?

9. How does Johannes escape?

10. What is Johannes's story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Helene is ostracized by the other goats. Why do the other goats ostracize her?

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