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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 happens to Wallace when he flees to the village?

2. What happens in the end of Chapter 5 when Wallace gets angry?

3. What does Mei say her and Hug's job is for spirits?

4. What is the ferryman's dog's name?

5. What is the name of the shop Mei takes Wallace to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Wallace fire Patricia?

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

How does Klune treat the subjects of both suicide and murder? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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