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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. From what material is Edward almost-entirely made?

2. What is the "first genuine and true emotion" that Edward experiences in Chapter 6 (49)?

3. How is Lolly related to Nellie?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Edward Tulane. What does he look like in the beginning of the novel?

4. What items does Nellie make for Edward?

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

6. How is the theme of revenge explored in Chapter 11?

7. What does Edward see as he falls from the ship in Chapters 5 and 6?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Discuss the themes of love and vanity in The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. How does the author develop these themes through characterization? How are the themes related to symbolism in the novel? What statements do you think the author is making about love and vanity?

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