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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. In what class did Ant and Simon meet?

2. Which of the following games is a reported inspiration for Pioneers?

3. On which street in New York did Sam once live?

4. What is Daedalus’s first name?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the novel define “Boho” in terms of real estate (266)?

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

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

5. What does Sadie note attracted her to Pioneers?

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

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

8. What is Sam’s method for avoiding the appearance of disability?

9. To what is the initial success of Mapleworld ascribed?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What character is the primary protagonist of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow? How does the novel support such an assertion?

Essay Topic 2

Typically, an epigraph is expected to speak to or set the tone for the work it introduces. Does the epigraph of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow do so for the present novel? How or how not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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