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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 Omeir rub into Tree's sore leg?

2. What birds stop Aethon from going through the gates he sees in Folio O?

3. Along the four miles of Constantinople's land wall, into how many batteries have the cannons been organized?

4. How many fifth graders does Marian ask Zeno to entertain in August of 2019?

5. In Nannup, how many liters of water a day were people to use?

Short Essay Questions

1. What four-mile trip do Omeir and his oxen have to make as the days of the siege turn to weeks?

2. What does the sultan's compound of tents outside the walls of Constantinople look like?

3. What happens when Konstance is in the Atlas and touches a return book drop outside the Lakeport Public Library?

4. What does Zeno realize he will need to tell people about his captivity in Korea?

5. During the siege of Constantinople, what happens to Himerius?

6. What do Zeno and the children do when Seymour goes upstairs?

7. How does Konstance get out of Vault One?

8. What does Anna smell the next morning when she pushes her way through a forest?

9. In August of 2019, why are so many children in the Lakeport Library?

10. How does Anna leave Constantinople?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does the author use more metaphors or similes in the novel? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help make Doerr’s writing more interesting?

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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