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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. Who finds Wallace's body?
2. Who is the husband of the employee Wallace is speaking to in Chapter 1?
3. How old was Hugo when he became a ferryman?
4. What does Nelson tell Wallace about the faces we see in our dreams?
5. What does Mei say about Hugo's strengths in Chapter 9?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Wallace realize people really think of him at his own funeral?
2. What does Wallace think of the tea shop, Charon's Crossing, when he first sees it?
3. Who is Nelson and why does he stay at the tea shop?
4. In Chapter 9, what does Hugo tell Wallace about how he became a ferryman?
5. What happens that humiliates Wallace and amuses everyone else in Chapter 8?
6. What happens when Wallace runs away from the tea shop?
7. What does Nelson tell Wallace in Chapter 9 that no one else knowsn?
8. What does Wallace desperately want to do that he sees Nelson doing in Chapter 8?
9. In Chapter 9, what does Mei tell Wallace of her family?
10. In Chapter 7, what does Hugo show Wallace to try to calm him down?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why do you think Klune sets the scene of Wallace's discomfort and humiliation at his own funeral, and how does this episode set the reader's expectation for what is to come next? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
When and how does Hugo begin to doubt - and then lose some faith in - the manager? How does Klune describe this shift? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
What do you think Klune means to represent with the characters who are "husks," especially Cameron, and their outcomes? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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