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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 type of garland is draped around Aethon's neck when he enters Cloud Cuckoo Land?

2. At the end of April 1453, how many birds has Maria finished on the hood she is embroidering?

3. When Konstance wakes in Vault One, how long has she slept?

4. When Zeno is translating, how many lines can he translate on an average day?

5. How tall is the fence around the Argos?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Konstance get out of Vault One?

2. How do Omeir's oxen die?

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

4. How does Anna leave Constantinople?

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

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

7. Why does Omeir decide to have Anna travel with him?

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

9. Why can Konstance not access the library on Day 21 inside Vault One?

10. What does Hillary look like when he picks up Zeno from the airport in London?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Aethon’s story is fragmented. In what way is Aethon’s story literally and figuratively fragmented through Cloud Cuckoo Land? How does the story serve as a unifying element in the book?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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