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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 much does Himerius tell Anna that a Hungarian foundry man wanted last summer to make a war engine?
2. When did Theodosius the Second begin constructing the walls of Constantinople?
3. How long does it take the oxen to pull the Destroyer of Cities a mile to the sultan's testing ground?
4. How many manuscripts does Anna take from the priory the first time she goes there?
5. What type of cape does Omeir wear on the road to Edirne?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Konstance spend her tenth birthday?
2. What problems is Maria having after she hits her head on the stone floor?
3. What is the Argos and what is its mission?
4. Where does Konstance go when she is seven and three-quarters when she cannot sleep, and what do she and her father do there?
5. How does Zeno save his feet after he is captured by the Chinese?
6. When and why do Zeno and his father move to Lakeport, and what is their home like?
7. Who is Anna?
8. What happens to Aethon after he rubs himself with the witch's ointment?
9. What does the inkeeper's maid where Aethon stays in Thessaly tell him?
10. How does Aethon end up with bandits?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Cloud Cuckoo Land, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?
Essay Topic 2
Why is Omeir feared? What role does superstition play in how Omeir’s deformity is viewed?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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