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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 is Wallace wearing when he dies?

2. What does Nelson tell Wallace to do at the end of Chapter 7?

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

4. What does Nancy do when she comes in to the shop?

5. How does Hugo say he picks people's teas for them?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Hugo keep so many pictures of far-away places in the tea shop?

3. Why does Wallace fire Patricia?

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

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

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

7. In Chapter 7, what does Hugo show Wallace to try to calm him down?

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

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

10. What does Wallace think of the tea Hugo makes for him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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