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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. With which of the following does "21 December 2015" begin?

2. In what year is the plight of bees first noticed?

3. Which of the following leaves an alien mask in Henry’s seat?

4. In what race did Jesse compete?

5. Which Doctor Who actor does Audrey prefer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What explanation does Henry give for having poor handwriting?

2. What does Zooey tell Henry that she sees in Charlie?

3. How does Henry describe Nana’s care facility when he makes his first visit there?

4. How does Nana describe her experience with Kenny Highcastle?

5. Why does Marcus reportedly think Zac vandalized his car?

6. What does Henry suggest would be the case if life were fair?

7. What reason does Henry posit for mothers thinking their sons handsome?

8. On New Year’s Eve, how does Audrey encourage Henry to pursue a relationship with Diego?

9. For what reasons does Henry abandon searching for his father?

10. What effect does the use of Mind’s Eye have on society?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the novel’s presentation of trauma. How authentic is it? How accurate is it? How do you know?

Essay Topic 2

Which character is the second most important in the text? How does the work support such an assertion?

Essay Topic 3

Readerly attention focuses on the following comment: “Sometimes I think gravity may be death in disguise. Other times I think gravity is love, which is why love’s only demand is that we fall” (5). Does the novel affirm or deny the comment, overall? What in the text indicates that summative affirmation or denial? How does it do so?

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