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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. After how many days and nights at the dump does Edward begin to give into despair?

2. What color are Edward's eyes?

3. What is Nellie's response when Lolly asks why she has the old highchair out in Chapter 10?

4. Why did it make no difference that the princess was beautiful in Pellagrina's story in Chapter 4?

5. What does Edward do when Pellagrina looks at him like a hawk at the dinner table in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Edward think about being renamed Susanna?

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

6. What items does Nellie make for Edward?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Outline and analyze the plot structure of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. What is the inciting incident in the novel? Where does the climax occur? What information is related in the falling action and denouement of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the fairy tale related by Pellegrina in the novel. What is the moral of Pellegrina's story? Who is the main character? Why is the story not satisfying to Abilene? How does Edward feel about 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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