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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 does Helene remember seeing Bison?

2. In Chapter 27, when does Helene say the boat will leave that will take the goats back to the mainland?

3. What is the sweater made from that Johannes is to wear?

4. What do the signs that show Johannes's picture say to look out for?

5. What is the weather when Johannes goes on his rounds in Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Helene think the goats can help Johannes free the Bison?

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

4. Why is Johannes not able to go into his hollow after he meets Helene?

5. How do Bertrand and his gull-friends plan to get Johannes inside the museum where the rectangles hang?

6. What is the plan for getting Johannes inside the museum?

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

8. What do the Bison tell Johannes about his father?

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

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

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

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

Setting is the place where a story happens. Where does The Eyes and the Impossible take place? How do Johanes and other characters feel about the setting and why?

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