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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 does Nancy do when she comes in to the shop?
2. What is the name of the shop Mei takes Wallace to?
3. What does Nelson almost always carry?
4. Where does the ferryman tell Wallace he will make his crossing, eventually, to the afterlife?
5. In Chapter 2, who is Wallace's ex-wife?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Wallace and Hugo mimic touching in Chapter 9?
2. What connects Wallace and Hugo?
3. In Chapter 9, what does Mei tell Wallace of her family?
4. What does Wallace think of the tea Hugo makes for him?
5. What does Wallace notice about the tea shop in Chapter 8?
6. What does Hugo tell Wallace about the reaper Hugo had before Mei when Wallace asks in Chapter 8?
7. What happens that humiliates Wallace and amuses everyone else in Chapter 8?
8. What does Nelson tell Wallace in Chapter 9 that no one else knowsn?
9. Why does Wallace fire Patricia?
10. In Chapter 9, what does Hugo tell Wallace about how he became a ferryman?
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
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 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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