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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 the first thing Wallace realizes he can touch?

2. What happens to Wallace when he flees to the village?

3. What does Wallace think about the kitchen when he sees it in Chapter 8?

4. What does Nelson tell Wallace in Chapter 9 that no one else knows?

5. Why does Mei tell Hugo she and Hugo are there at Charon's Crossing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Wallace runs away from the tea shop?

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

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

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

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

6. What connects Wallace and Hugo?

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

8. Why does Wallace fire Patricia?

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

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

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

Write an essay analyzing Klune's references to some classical Greek themes and motifs surrounding death and the afterlife, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

In the Acknowledgements, Klune mentions that his editor told him to "decentralize" Wallace's story during the editing process of this book, and this advice made a huge difference in the book's direction. Write an essay explaining what you think this advice means, having read the entire story, and how it is manifested in the structure and plot of the novel, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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