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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 Himerius' uncle do?

2. What does Aethon become after he uses the potions in the room of the mistress of the inn?

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

4. How much does Himerius tell Anna that a Hungarian foundry man wanted last summer to make a war engine?

5. How many questions does Mrs. Flowers have Konstance ask on her first time in the library?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Folio H, why do the bandits decide not to throw Aethon the donkey off a cliff?

2. What problems is Maria having after she hits her head on the stone floor?

3. Where is Omeir born, and what is different about him?

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. What does Seymour find in Pawpaw's toolshed, and what does he want to do with what he finds?

6. What does Diogenes claim about a manuscript he shares with his niece?

7. In third grade, what good and bad things happen to Seymour?

8. Who is Anna?

9. How does Anna learn to read?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Through characters, Doerr conveys the importance of books and reading. Why are books and reading important to Anna, Zeno, and Seymour?

Essay Topic 2

Widow Theodora, Anna, and Omeir make decisions when they realize Constantinople is about to fall. What decisions does each character make? Based on their decisions, are these characters cowards or realists?

Essay Topic 3

Seymour decides to set off a bomb. Why does Seymour decide to set off a bomb? Are his efforts heroic or selfish?

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