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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 many manuscripts does Anna take from the priory the first time she goes there?

2. How often are the inhabitants of Argos issued new worsuits?

3. How old is Seymour when Bunny learns her great-uncle died and left her his manufactured double-wide in Lakeport?

4. How far is the village where Omeir is born from Constantinople?

5. When Aethon arrives in Thessaly, how many young women does he see carrying baskets?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Aethon see and do in "Two"?

2. What is the Argos and what is its mission?

3. What does the inkeeper's maid where Aethon stays in Thessaly tell him?

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

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

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

7. How does Anna learn to read?

8. How does Zeno save his feet after he is captured by the Chinese?

9. Why does Zeno escort five fifth-graders to the library on February 20, 2020?

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

Zeno lives with Mrs. Boydstun after his father dies and when he returns from Korea. How does Zeno care for Mrs. Boydstun as she ages? What does the relationship he has with her reveal about his character?

Essay Topic 2

Time seems to pass slowly on February 20, 2020, at the Lakeport Library. How does Doerr use language and short chapters to create a temporal distortion on that afternoon?

Essay Topic 3

Omeir is conscripted into the sultan’s army. How does Omeir feel about leaving home? Why is he homesick and how do his feelings affect him?

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