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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. In Chapter 2, who is Wallace's ex-wife?
(a) Remie.
(b) Helen.
(c) Janet.
(d) Naomi.

2. In Chapter 8, who comes to the shop that Hugo sits quietly with for a while?
(a) Abby.
(b) Ivy.
(c) Nancy.
(d) Henley.

3. What is the ferryman's dog's name?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Winston.
(c) Henry.
(d) Doug.

4. What does Nelson do in Chapter 8 that Wallace desperately wants to do?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Change his clothes.
(c) Eat.
(d) Go for a walk.

5. What happens in the end of Chapter 5 when Wallace gets angry?
(a) Apollo yelps.
(b) Wallace's hand hurts.
(c) Glass breaks.
(d) The lights flare.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the ferryman tell Wallace he will make his crossing, eventually, to the afterlife?

2. What tethers Wallace to the ferryman?

3. What is Wallace's first memory of death?

4. Who asked Hugo to be a ferryman?

5. What does Nelson like to do often that annoys Wallace?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens when Wallace runs away from the tea shop?

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

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

6. Who is Nelson and why does he stay at the tea shop?

7. In Chapter 7, what does Hugo show Wallace to try to calm him down?

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

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

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

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