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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 did the Reaper do to Lea?
2. In Chapter 11, what does Nelson continue trying to teach Wallace to do?
3. In Chapter 19, what does Wallace suggest doing with the tea water?
4. What does Wallace tell Hugo about husks that surprises Hugo in Chapter 15?
5. What does Wallace's ex-wife say Hugo sounds like on the phone?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 17, what does Wallace think of the Manager?
2. In Part III, how does Wallace feel about another spirit coming to the shop?
3. In Chapter 14, what has happened to Alan?
4. In Chapter 15, why is Hugo upset with the Manager?
5. In Chapter 15, what does Hugo tell Wallace about what Wallace means to him?
6. In Chapter 16, what does Alan do to Nancy?
7. In Chapter 12, what does Wallace think of the door in the ceiling?
8. How does Mei react to Wallace's interaction with Desdemona?
9. In Chapter 13, what does Wallace think of the tea for the new spirit?
10. In Chapter 17, what does the Manager do to Alan?
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
In the Acknowledgements, Klune mentions that his editor told him to "decentralize" Wallace's story during the editing process of this book, and this advice made a huge difference in the book's direction. Write an essay explaining what you think this advice means, having read the entire story, and how it is manifested in the structure and plot of the novel, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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