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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. Who is Wallace's secretary in Chapter 1?
(a) Patricia.
(b) Ellen.
(c) Janine.
(d) Riley.

2. When does the clock stop in the shop?
(a) Once per year.
(b) Once per month.
(c) Every second week.
(d) On the first day when spirits arrive.

3. Who is the ferryman?
(a) Hugo.
(b) Nelson.
(c) Winston.
(d) The Manager.

4. What kind of tea does the ferryman bring to Wallace?
(a) Orange.
(b) Darjeeling.
(c) Peppermint.
(d) Lipton.

5. Why does Wallace do what he does to his employee in Chapter 1?
(a) He says she filed a brief late.
(b) He says she is a great employee.
(c) He says he knows she needs the money.
(d) He says there is no reason for it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing Wallace realizes he can touch?

2. How does Hugo say dogs are different than humans in spirit?

3. What kind of music does Mei like?

4. What does Mei do when she sees what Wallace wears after he tries to change clothes?

5. What does Nancy do when she comes in to the shop?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens that humiliates Wallace and amuses everyone else in Chapter 8?

2. How do Wallace and Hugo mimic touching in Chapter 9?

3. Why does Mei come to Wallace's funeral?

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

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

6. What connects Wallace and Hugo?

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

8. What does Nelson tell Wallace in Chapter 9 that no one else knowsn?

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

10. How do Mei and Hugo speak about the Manager?

(see the answer keys)

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