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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mei tell Hugo she and Hugo are there at Charon's Crossing?
(a) They will only be there for 10 more years.
(b) They want to be.
(c) They have to be.
(d) They will only be there for 5 more years.

2. What does Mei do when she sees what Wallace wears after he tries to change clothes?
(a) Get angry.
(b) Choke.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Cry.

3. What does Wallace think about the kitchen when he sees it in Chapter 8?
(a) It is smaller than he thought.
(b) It looks exactly as he expected.
(c) It is bigger than he thought.
(d) He never sees the kitchen.

4. What is the name of the shop Mei takes Wallace to?
(a) The Pink Apple.
(b) The Yard.
(c) The Lady's Friend.
(d) Charon's Crossing.

5. What does Wallace do with Hugo at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) Dance.
(b) Eat a meal.
(c) Sing.
(d) Go outside and just sit together.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is one person in the church Wallace does not recognize?

2. Where does Wallace go after the church?

3. What was Mei not used to in her own family?

4. When does the clock stop in the shop?

5. How many hours per week does Wallace's employee in Chapter 1 say she works?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hugo keep so many pictures of far-away places in the tea shop?

2. Who intrigues Wallace at his own funeral, and why?

3. Why do Mei and Hugo not eat in front of Nelson and Wallace?

4. How does Wallace die, and when does he realize he is dead?

5. How does Wallace feel when Mei first touches him?

6. Why is Mei delayed in bringing Wallace back to Charon's Crossing?

7. What does Wallace notice about the tea shop in Chapter 8?

8. What does Wallace desperately want to do that he sees Nelson doing in Chapter 8?

9. What does Wallace realize people really think of him at his own funeral?

10. What does Wallace think of the tea Hugo makes for him?

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