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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. From what does Sam’s grandfather die?

2. What color eyes does Alabaster have?

3. In which suite are Sadie and Sam booked on a promotion tour?

4. On whose does Sadie’s London game center?

5. Of which of the following is the Samatar fond?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Marx opine that he, rather than Sadie, should have a problem with marriage?

2. What is the format of the class Sadie teaches?

3. How does the novel define the term NPC?

4. What does Zevin note as of interest about her novel’s typeface?

5. What joke does Marx make about the title of his memoir?

6. Why does Marx pride himself on his memory?

7. What sadness does Marx purpose to express (284)?

8. What core belief does Sam report in his TED talk?

9. Why does Emily give her neighbors rocks?

10. Why does Marx value the end of The Iliad?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

To what genre other than romance might Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow be considered to belong? What in the text supports that identification? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

Similarly, the lengths of chapters influence reading. What pattern of chapter-length is present in the novel, if any? What effect does the length of chapters have on the reading? How is the effect achieved?

Essay Topic 3

The work of one poet pervades the novel. Explicate the significance of that poet to Zevin’s text.

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