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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 Neal do to Edward in the end of Chapter 21?

2. What does the old woman poke Edward with when she discovers him in Chapter 15?

3. What does Bryce's father do before leaving the home in the beginning of Chapter 18?

4. What does Bryce set out for people to put money in when he performs with Edward in Chapter 20?

5. What color is Neal's hair?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Bull, Lucy, and Edward travel? Where do they go?

2. What happens to Edward at the end of Chapter 21?

3. Why does Bryce leave his home with Edward in Chapter 19? Where does he go?

4. When and under what circumstances does Sarah Ruth die?

5. Whom does Edward encounter in his dream in Chapter 22?

6. How is Bryce and Sarah Ruth's father described?

7. What causes the conflict between Bryce and the cook in Chapter 21?

8. Where does Edward wake up in Chapter 23? How is this setting described?

9. What do the hobos whisper to Edward? Why?

10. How is Bryce's character described? Where does he encounter Edward?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe and discuss the character of Lucius Clarke. What is Lucius's profession? How does he help Edward? What are Edward's perceptions and feelings about Lucius?

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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