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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. Which of the following had been a friend to Sam’s grandmother?

2. What kind of tree grows at the house Sadie and Marx buy?

3. Which of the following truffles is the most valuable in game?

4. What does Sadie name her daughter?

5. In what class did Ant and Simon meet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sadie note attracted her to Pioneers?

2. Why does Alabaster suggest Emily stock greeting cards?

3. What addition to Mapleworld does Sam make for Pioneers?

4. Why does Marx hesitate to tell Sam of his romance with Sadie?

5. Why does Marx pride himself on his memory?

6. What scene confronts Sam when he returns to his office after the shooting?

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

8. Why does Emily give her neighbors rocks?

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

10. Why does Sadie assert there should be marriages in Mapleworld?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the offers to pick up the first game Sadie and Sam design. Which, ultimately, is better? Why, per the novel and experience?

Essay Topic 2

Section divisions, their titles, and chapter numbering / division schema are all components of paratext. That is, they are not part of the text but are associated with it closely and affect its meaning. What significance, if any, accrues to the chapter-numbering scheme at work in Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow? If there is significance, how does that significance manifest? If there is not, what in the novel supports the paratextual divisions that are in place?

Essay Topic 3

Consider the ending of the novel. Does it satisfy? How or how not?

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