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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 Helene say the boat will take the goats back to the mainland?
2. What is man riding in one of the rectangles Johannes views from a window in the new building?
3. What do the signs that show Johannes's picture say to look out for?
4. If it would take Johannes 10 seconds to climb the boulder on the beach, which is the end point of sand, how long would it take to climb a mountain?
5. How many Parks People chase Johannes on bicycles in Chapter 25?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the goats treat Johannes when they see him talking to Helene, and why?
2. What type of disguise do Bertrand and the others find for Johannes to wear, and how does Johannes react?
3. What do the Bison tell Johannes about his father?
4. Why is Johannes not able to go into his hollow after he meets Helene?
5. Why is Helene considered a freak by the other goats?
6. How do the ducks respond when Sonja and Johannes ask them to help free the Bison?
7. Where has Helene seen Bison?
8. After Johannes and Helene come up with a plan to free the Bison, why is he not able to talk to the Bison?
9. What do Bertrand and Johannes learn when Bertrand speaks to the goats?
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
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?
Essay Topic 2
Johannes tries to keep busy while his friends are planning a way to get him into the museum. Why does Johannes keep busy? Why does he believe that the "worst thing any creature can do all day is think of themselves" (127)?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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