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

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

3. How many hours per week does Wallace's employee in Chapter 1 say she works?
(a) 60.
(b) 50.
(c) 70.
(d) 40.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nelson tell Wallace to do at the end of Chapter 7?

2. What happens to Wallace when he flees to the village?

3. What does Hugo show Wallace in Chapter 7?

4. What vehicle does Hugo sometimes use?

5. How long after his lengthy interaction with his employee in Chapter 1 does Wallace die?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what does Hugo tell Wallace about how he became a ferryman?

2. Why does Wallace fire Patricia?

3. In Chapter 9, what does Mei tell Wallace of her family?

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

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

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

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

8. What does Wallace think of the tea shop, Charon's Crossing, when he first sees it?

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

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

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