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

2. Who asked Hugo to be a ferryman?

3. What does Mei say about Hugo's strengths in Chapter 9?

4. What is the one kind thing Naomi says she remembers Wallace doing for her?

5. Why does Wallace do what he does to his employee in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Wallace fire Patricia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When, why, and how does Klune begin to sow some doubt about the Manager's intentions and methods? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Alan Flynn's arrival at the tea house cast a different light on Wallace's self-perception of his own death and journey there? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing Klune's references to some classical Greek themes and motifs surrounding death and the afterlife, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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