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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. How old was Hugo when he became a ferryman?

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

3. Who asked Hugo to be a ferryman?

4. When does the clock stop in the shop?

5. Who is the young woman Wallace does not recognize at his funeral?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What connects Wallace and Hugo?

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

10. Why is Mei delayed in bringing Wallace back to Charon's Crossing?

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 does Wallace feel he has in common with Cameron, once he begins to understand Cameron's pain? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Klune chose to write Mei's character as having experienced difficulty with her own family, at least partially due to her own gifts and differences? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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