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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. Who is Jakob Beer?

2. With what composer was Bella once obsessed?

3. How old is this site?

4. About what continent does Athos talk to Jakob?

5. What is the state of Greece during this time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kostas say about Palamas and Sikelianos?

2. What does Athos teach Jakob to cook, and why does Jakob stop going to the grocery store?

3. What incident does Ioannis relate, and of what does it remind Jakob?

4. Why does Athos choose Toronto as the place to relocate?

5. What does Jakob think concerning the dead?

6. What often causes Athos to become depressed or angry?

7. How does Jakob learn English, and of what is he proud as he is mastering the language?

8. Where is Jakob Beer at the opening of the novel, and what is he doing?

9. How does Athos cause Jakob to understand the power of poetry?

10. What does Jakob do after he witnesses the invasion of his home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sometimes a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and sometimes it is the other way around. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?

2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?

3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.

5. What type of plot do you think "Fugitive Pieces" is? Explain your response.

Essay Topic 2

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

1. Fully explain why you think "Fugitive Pieces" is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.

3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following:

1. Trace and analyze the theme of growth in "Fugitive Pieces". Consider the following questions as you write: What characters are most concerned with growth? Why? What are some symbols of growth? Symbols of rigidity? What characters seem rigid?

2. Trace and analyze the theme of courage in this book. Which characters struggle with this issue? Why? Which characters seem to possess courage? Why?

3. Trace and analyze the theme of death. Which characters struggle with this issue? Why? Which characters are affected by the death of friends and family? How?

4. Trace and analyze the theme of not forgetting the past in "Fugitive Pieces". Which characters struggle with this issue? Why? Which characters are affected by the the past the most? How? Why?

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