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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. Where does Richard suggest they meet for lunch?

2. When can Ginny open the 3rd envelope?

3. Where does Richard suggest Ginny go?

4. What does Ginny order when Keith insists on buying her a drink?

5. What other instructions did Ginny follow when packing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Keith makes a romantic overture to Ginny?

2. How does Ginny meet Beppe?

3. What do Ginny and Keith discuss over a beer and coke?

4. Where does Ginny go at the Coliseum, what does she do and what does the letter she opens there say?

5. What is Ginny's experience in the theater?

6. What is the first thing Ginny sees in Edinburgh and what does Keith say about her going alone? Where does the person she is going to see live?

7. Where does Ginny go and what does she get there?

8. How does Ginny and Keith get David in the car when he is drunk?

9. What does Ginny ask Beppe when they arrive at his apartment and what does he do there?

10. What is Ginny's experience the second night of Keith's show, and what does he do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"13 Little Blue Envelopes" belongs to the teen novel genre. Discuss the following:

1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the teen novel genre.

2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.

3. What do you think is the difference between a teen novel and a historical novel?

Essay Topic 2

Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?

2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?

3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.

5. What type of plot do you think "13 Little Blue Envelopes" is? Explain your response.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?

3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.

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