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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 month with Edward does Sarah Ruth stop eating in Chapter 19?

2. Whose house does Edward walk to in the beginning of Chapter 22?

3. How do Edward's feelings about Lucy change in Chapter 13?

4. Where does Bryce say he is taking Edward at the end of Chapter 19?

5. What names does Edward list as he lies with Bull and Lucy as they sleep?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Edward become separated from Bull and Lucy?

3. Where does Bryce go to eat in Chapter 21? What does he order?

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

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

6. What does the old woman do with Edward in Chapter 15? Why?

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

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

9. How does Bryce attempt to make money with Edward in Chapter 20? Is he successful?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Bryce in The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. Where does Bryce discover Edward? What does he do in order to rescue him? Where does Bryce take Edward? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the narrative style of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. From what perspective is the story related? In what tense is the story related? What is the significance of these choices of the author's?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the different settings in The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. Where does the story begin? Where does it end? In what time period does it take place?

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