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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 Nelson do to the camera in Chapter 11?

2. Where does the person who comes into the shop who no one wants to see in Chapter 11 say she and her crew went the previous year?

3. What does Nelson ask Alan to do before Nelson will teach Alan anything?

4. Why does the Manager say Wallace has to go through the door soon himself?

5. What did the Manager do to the Reaper in punishment for what the Reaper did to Lea?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Nancy come to the tea shop so often?

2. In Chapter 13, what does Nelson say about when he might leave the shop?

3. In Chapter 14, what has happened to Alan?

4. In Chapter 15, what does Hugo tell Wallace about what Wallace means to him?

5. In Chapter 16, what does Alan do to Nancy?

6. In Part III, how does Wallace feel about another spirit coming to the shop?

7. In Chapter 15, what does Wallace ask Hugo that he is terribly vulnerable in asking?

8. In Chapter 17, what does the Manager do to Alan?

9. In Chapter 13, what does Wallace think of the tea for the new spirit?

10. In Chapter 14, what does Wallace think the Manager should do instead of reaping spirits?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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