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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 do after the person who no one wants to see in the shop in Chapter 11 leaves?

2. What happens to the camera one of the assistants uses when he tries to turn it on in Chapter 11?

3. What happens to Hugo in Chapter 16 that Wallace helps with?

4. What does Wallace bristle at hearing about the person who comes into the shop in Chapter 11 that no one wants to see?

5. In Chapter 17, what happens when the manager comes to the shop?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did the first reaper do to Lea?

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

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 17, what does Wallace think of the Manager?

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

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

Write an essay exploring the nature of Nelson's relationship with his grandson, Hugo, including in your analysis a discussion of Nelson's reasons for delaying his passage to the afterlife.

Essay Topic 2

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

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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