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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. Where is Bertrand injured when Johannes finds him in Chapter 31?

2. At midday when the museum is closed, how many humans are inside?

3. Where do gulls fly for their last flight?

4. How far is Angus through his rest cycle when he is called to help Johannes with a doggy sweater?

5. Where does Helene remember seeing Bison?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Johannes looks at rectangles from a window outside the new museum?

2. Why is Helene considered a freak by the other goats?

3. What reasons does Bertrand give Johannes for wearing a disguise?

4. Why is Angus prompt for the Assistant Eyes meeting in Chapter 21?

5. How do the ducks respond when Sonja and Johannes ask them to help free the Bison?

6. Where does Johannes sleep when he cannot get into his hollow, and how does he sleep?

7. How do the goats treat Johannes when they see him talking to Helene, and why?

8. What do Bertrand and Johannes learn when Bertrand speaks to the goats?

9. Who tries to grab Johannes after he talks to Yolanda about the rectangles that show the Park People are looking for a coyote?

10. What do Johannes and the Assistant Eyes see by the windmill?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Accumulation is a literary device that allows an author to gather scattered ideas in a literary work and gradually build on information readers need to know. From whose perspective are various sections of The Eyes and the Impossible told? How does each section add information? How does Eggers use accumulation to advance the plot and provide important details to readers?

Essay Topic 2

Verisimilitude ensures that even a story that is make believe is rooted in reality and plausible. How does Eggers create a believable world in The Eyes and the Impossible?

Essay Topic 3

Personification is a type of figurative language that assigns human characteristics to inanimate objects. How does Eggers use personification in The Eyes and the Impossible? How does the use of personification assist readers in imagining scenes and objects?

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