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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 kind of music does Mei like?

2. Who is one person in the church Wallace does not recognize?

3. In Chapter 6, where does Wallace flee to?

4. What is the first thing Wallace realizes he can touch?

5. What does Wallace do to his employee in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why do Mei and Hugo not eat in front of Nelson and Wallace?

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

7. How do Wallace and Hugo mimic touching in Chapter 9?

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

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

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

What kind of language and tone does Klune employ in Under the Whispering Door, and how does it affect the reader's experience of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

How does Klune introduce the topic of Wallace's homosexuality in this novel, and how does the revelation affect the reader's understanding of some of Wallace's struggles in his life? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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