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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. What does Wallace wake Mei up for in Part II?

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

3. What does Nelson do in Chapter 8 that Wallace desperately wants to do?

4. What does Hugo tell Wallace that Wallace is surprised by in Chapter 8?

5. What does Wallace do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Wallace realize he has no desire to do as a spirit?

3. What does Hugo tell Wallace about the reaper Hugo had before Mei when Wallace asks in Chapter 8?

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

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

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

7. Why does Wallace fire Patricia?

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

9. What is Wallace's first experience with death?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Klune develop the idea of Hugo's and Wallace's mutual attraction to each other? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the different ways Klune approaches an exploration of grief in this novel, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring the nature of Nelson's relationship with his grandson, Hugo, including in your analysis a discussion of Nelson's reasons for delaying his passage to the afterlife.

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