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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 many items does Ethan buy to celebrate while on vacation?

2. Why does Ethan refuse to run for town manager?

3. What does Baker say about Danny's death that makes Ethan angry?

4. What does Ethan put in his pocket before leaving the house after hearing about Allen's speech being discredited?

5. What does Ethan do to make people think he will be in the bathroom?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ethan say he does not want to run for the town manager's office?

2. What changes Ethan's mind about what he wanted to do a the end of the book?

3. What does Margie say to Ethan while he is on a walk after Allen's party?

4. What big event does Ethan plan to do on July 1st and why?

5. How does Mary respond when she hears that Ethan now owns the store?

6. What does Mr. Baker say he would do for Ethan if he finds Danny?

7. What does Marullo tell Ethan when he offers to let Ethan take some time off?

8. What does Ethan say July usually is?

9. What does Margie realize when she flirts with Ethan about paying her for the fortune she read for Mary?

10. What does Margie offer to do for Ethan and Mary on the day Ethan learns he now owns the store?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Personal identity is one of the main themes in this book. Where does this theme appear, and how does its inclusion in the novel shape the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the forms of foreshadowing used in this book, and how do those moments affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

How does Allen win his place in the essay contest, and why does he do it? How does this deception change the course of the plot?

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