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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. In Chapter 11, what does the person no one wants to see who comes to the shop use as a tool?

2. Why does Nancy keep coming to the shop?

3. How does the health inspector treat Hugo?

4. Who does Hugo call for Wallace to try to make amends?

5. What kind of dead person has a harder time understanding his life is over, according to Nelson in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 14, what does Alan want more than anything?

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

4. In Chapter 15, why is Hugo upset with the Manager?

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

6. In Chapter 15, what does Wallace say to Alan to calm him down?

7. What did the first reaper do to Lea?

8. In Chapter 14, what does Wallace see when Cameron touches him?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What issues surrounding death and grieving does Klune explore through the lens of Desdemona's character? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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