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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 is on the photo that is in a character's pocket?

2. What does the reader do when the book starts over?

3. Who walks the reader to Uzzi-Tuzii's office?

4. What do the police tell the man to do in If On a Winter's Night a Traveler?

5. Whose name is on a death sentence for treason in "Without Fear of Wind or Vertigo"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the book titled If On a Winter's Night a Traveler in the story so vague?

2. Who is Ermes Marana?

3. Describe the reader's interaction with the "other reader."

4. For what does the reader continue to search after finding a problem with his second book?

5. What is apparent about the organization the man works for in If On a Winter's Night a Traveler?

6. How is jealousy a theme in "Outside the Town of Malbork"?

7. Why was "Without Fear of Wind or Vertigo" chastised?

8. How does Calvino bring interactivity to the book?

9. Describe the reader's comments on the difference between reading and hearing somebody read aloud.

10. Describe the novel "Without Fear of Wind or Vertigo."

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the goals and motivations of each character in the novel? Analyze three different characters and their motivations, citing at least one example each.

Essay Topic 2

What is odd about the format in this novel? Why do you think the author chooses to include many small stories within one large story? Is this an effective storytelling method? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the battle for language in the novel. How do the two sides continue to fight? How does the battle still affect those who read? What tone does the battle set for the novel?

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