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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 does Bull say he and his dog are in Chapter 12?

2. What is the pattern on Edward's everyday shirt that Nellie sews for him in Chapter 9?

3. What does Edward think of when Pellagrina comes into his mind in Chapter 9?

4. What is the name of the dog that unearths Edward from the trash in Chapter 12?

5. How is Pellagrina related to Abilene?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Abilene's family planning to travel in Chapter 3? How will they travel?

2. Who are Lawrence and Nellie's children and how are they described?

3. What does the witch do in in Pellagrina's story in Chapter 4? Why?

4. Who is Nellie? How is this character described?

5. How did Edward's pocket watch become lost in the flashback in Chapter 2?

6. How are Bull and Lucy described? Where does Edward encounter them?

7. Who is the main character in Pellagrina's story in Chapter 4? How is this character described?

8. Who is Lolly and how is this character described?

9. How is Edward moved from the sea bottom in Chapter 7?

10. What does Edward think about being renamed Susanna?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Edward relate to the other dolls in the doll shop? How are these dolls described? What wisdom do the other dolls impart upon Edward? How is he changed from his encounters with them?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Pellagrina in The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. How does Edward know Pellegrina? What are his perceptions of this character? How is Pellegrina significant to the plot of the story?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the conflict aboard the Queen Mary in The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. What causes this conflict? Is the conflict resolved? If so, how? If not, what are the repercussions of the conflict?

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