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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 Wallace tell Alan in Chapter 15 to try to help calm him down?

2. What does Nelson do to the camera in Chapter 11?

3. In Chapter 12, what does Hugo get Wallace to admit about himself and Mei?

4. What does Wallace do after the person who no one wants to see in the shop in Chapter 11 leaves?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Mei react to Wallace's interaction with Desdemona?

5. What did the first reaper do to Lea?

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

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

8. What does Wallace do to Desdemona in Chapter 11?

9. In Chapter 12, what does Wallace think of the door in the ceiling?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When and how does Hugo begin to doubt - and then lose some faith in - the manager? How does Klune describe this shift? 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 Wallace help Nancy, and what is innovative about his approach to helping her? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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