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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 were invented in Montagris?

2. In Chapter 35, what type of hat is the woman wearing who Max asks for directions?

3. In Chapter 23, how many men come to break up the dancing?

4. In Chapter 35, what does Samy get Perdu and Max?

5. What type of trees can be seen along the water at the beginning of Chapter 26?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Cuneo have to leave Zelda and Javier's home before dinner?

2. Why does Samy give Perdu and Max mobile phones in Chapter 35?

3. How did the deer's death affect the men in Chapter 27?

4. In Chapter 28, what do Perdu and Cuneo confess?

5. Why did Samy write Southern Lights?

6. How does Cuneo describe Perdu to Zelda?

7. What does the woman look like and what does she do when she opens the door the P.D. Olson's home?

8. In Chapter 24, how does Cuneo describe the woman he is looking for?

9. How does Perdu describe Cuisery in Chapter 30?

10. In Chapter 26, how do Perdu, Max, and Cuneo try to help a drowning deer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As Perdu contemplated Max and the book he wrote, Perdu wondered how it was possible to feel so intensely and still survive. Why is it difficult for Perdu to understand how someone can go on after suffering heartbreak?

Essay Topic 2

In the novel, there are round and flat characters. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 3

Elaia has been dealing with cancer since she was a child. What is revealed about the struggle to live through Elaia and the name that she gives her cancer?

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