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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. How old is Konstance when Mrs. Chen takes her, Ramon, and Jessi Ko to see Sybill in person for the first time?

2. How many people were born on the Argos?

3. How long after leaving home do Omeir and his oxen reach Edirne?

4. How old is Anna when she first speaks?

5. How old is Konstance?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the plans of the master of the Italians from Urbino?

2. Why does Omeir worry about his Grandfather, mother, and sister surving the winter while he goes to Edirne?

3. What does Konstance's father do to save her and why?

4. On February 20, 2020, what does Seymour have in his backpack?

5. Why does Anna start going to an abandoned priory with Himerius?

6. Where does Konstance go when she is seven and three-quarters when she cannot sleep, and what do she and her father do there?

7. Why is Seymour worried about Trustyfriend in 2014, and why does Bunnie think the owl will be okay?

8. When and why do Zeno and his father move to Lakeport, and what is their home like?

9. How does Anna learn to read?

10. How careless does Omeir observe that some men are with their oxen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Suspense is a device authors use to create excitement, anxiety, or uncertainly about what will happen in a story. What would be some suspenseful scenes in the novel? How does Doerr create suspense in those sections of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood of Cloud Cuckoo Land what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections?

Essay Topic 3

Doerr uses a non-linear narrative structure in Cloud Cuckoo Land. How does the story move back and forth in time and between characters? How does this build tension and mystery in the narrative?

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