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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 the Manager tell Wallace about God?

2. What does Wallace feel coming from the door?

3. In Chapter 18, why is Wallace so upset?

4. In Chapter 15, what does Alan see Wallace doing that he asks Wallace to teach him how to do?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 12, why does Hugo call some of the spirits "husks"?

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

3. In Chapter 11, what does Desdemona do?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

How does Klune develop the idea of Hugo's and Wallace's mutual attraction to each other? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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