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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. How old is Maxima?

2. In Chapter 1, what does a woman offer Excel to eat 30 minutes into the bus ride?

3. When Sab and Excel went on their trip, how long had they known one another?

4. How many cemeteries are in Colma?

5. Where was Maxima's sister Queenie a live-in maid?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Maxima's history?

2. What is the Oracle in Hello City?

3. What expenses does Maxima have in Chapter 4, and how does she get by?

4. In Chapter 7, how does Excel spend his first day back at work?

5. What does Maxima say about the photograph of Joker, Excel, and herself?

6. What happens when Gunter gets ready to hit Excel in Chapter 6?

7. What was the Square in Hello City?

8. How did Joker meet Maxima?

9. How does Excel finally get on the bus in Chapter 1?

10. How did Joker die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Excel works for a difficult man at a pizza parlor. How did Excel leave his job when he left for Hello City? How does Gunter feel when Excel asks for his job back? How does Gunter treat Excel? Is Gunter trying to get revenge?

Essay Topic 2

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood of The Son of Good Fortune, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Excel never calls Maxima mother. What is conveyed about parent-child relationships through the relationship that Excel and Maxima have? Does their relationship change throughout the novel?

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