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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 the name of the character with a picture in his pocket?
2. According to a man in "Outside the Town of Malbork," against whom is this group fighting?
3. What allows the reader to personalize the story?
4. Which of the following makes the book seem interactive?
5. Which character in "Without Fear of Wind or Vertigo" is described as ungrateful and terse?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Irnerio different from Ludmilla?
2. In Chapter 4, what type of book does Ludmilla state she enjoys and why is this significant?
3. Describe the novel "Without Fear of Wind or Vertigo."
4. Why is the book titled If On a Winter's Night a Traveler in the story so vague?
5. For what does the reader continue to search after finding a problem with his second book?
6. Describe the perspective from which the novel is narrated.
7. Why does Ludmilla read?
8. In Chapter 5, what new type of book does Ludmilla claim to enjoy?
9. Describe the reader's interaction with the "other reader."
10. Describe the reader's comments on the difference between reading and hearing somebody read aloud.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does the author send a message about censorship to the reader? What do you think this message is? Which characters seem to side with the author? What does this tell you about these characters?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast Marana and Flannery. How are these two characters similar and different? How do they have different but similar goals? How are both reflections of the author, Calvino?
Essay Topic 3
Describe Ludmilla's character. What is her significance to the story and to the main character. Do you think Ludmilla is a deep or shallow character? Cite two specific pieces of evidence from the novel.
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