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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. Who stands in the door of the house to greet Edward in Chapter 22?

2. What does Sarah Ruth play with during the day while Edward sits with her in Chapter 18?

3. What color is Sarah Ruth's hair?

4. Of what material is Edward's suit made in Chapter 22?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How and why does Bryce manage to make Edward dance?

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

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

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

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

7. Who is Lucius Clarke and what are Edward's perceptions of this character?

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

9. Who is Sarah Ruth and how does Edward feel about this character?

10. Why and how is Edward prevented from departing in the dream in Chapter 22?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

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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