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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. On what birthday did Abilene get Edward as a gift?

2. What does Edward conclude to be the reason that Pellagrina was disappointed in him in Chapter 11?

3. What does Pellegrina whisper to Edward when tucking him in, in Chapter 4 (15)?

4. What does the old fisherman point out, stating that one can never be lost based on it, in Chapter 8?

5. What does Ernest call himself in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Ernest? How is he described?

2. How is Abilene Tulane described? How old is she when her character is introduced?

3. How is Edward rescued from the sea in Chapter 7?

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

5. What does Edward think about being renamed Susanna?

6. How and why is Edward thrown from the ship in Chapter 5?

7. How is Lawrence described? What does he do?

8. How does the theme of vanity apply in Chapters 1-3?

9. Who is Pellagrina and how is this character described?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the character of Sarah Ruth in The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. How old is Sarah Ruth? From what affliction does she suffer? How does Edward feel about Sarah Ruth?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the characters of Bull and Lucy in The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. Where and how does Edward encounter these characters? What name does Bull give to Edward? How does Edward spend his time while in the care of Bull and Lucy? How does he lose contact with them?

Essay Topic 3

Identify and discuss three examples of irony in The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. How is verbal irony employed in the narrative? What are examples of situational irony and dramatic irony? What character points out irony to Edward in the course of the novel?

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