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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. With what letter do all the ducks' names start?
2. What is the name of the gull taking his last flight when Johannes runs up the cliff while wearing the sweater for the first time?
3. Which of the Assistant Eyes think Johannes's plan to get the Bison on the boat is a good one and they should start immediately?
4. Who shreds the sweater and helps Johannes get it off?
5. What color vest does the human wear who often watches and sleeps from a hammock near the Bison pen?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Johannes see when he races through the park in Chapter 25?
2. Why is Helene considered a freak by the other goats?
3. Who tries to grab Johannes after he talks to Yolanda about the rectangles that show the Park People are looking for a coyote?
4. What mood is Angus in when he called to help Johannes put on the dog sweater?
5. Why is Angus prompt for the Assistant Eyes meeting in Chapter 21?
6. What type of disguise do Bertrand and the others find for Johannes to wear, and how does Johannes react?
7. What do Bertrand and Johannes learn when Bertrand speaks to the goats?
8. How do Bertrand and his gull-friends plan to get Johannes inside the museum where the rectangles hang?
9. After Johannes and Helene come up with a plan to free the Bison, why is he not able to talk to the Bison?
10. What reasons does Bertrand give Johannes for wearing a disguise?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Equilibrium is a state of being where things are balanced or stable. How do the Bison try to keep the Equilibrium in the park?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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