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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator recognize the poisonous plants?

2. What language are the two men speaking?

3. Morel compares his invention to what?

4. What does the large hall look like it has been set up to host?

5. Why is the narrator certain that people have come back to the island?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and help to express character and theme.

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

Essay Topic 2

What does the introduction say about Casares? How is the introduction helpful in understanding the novel?

Essay Topic 3

What are the differences between a novel and a novella in terms of the following?

1. Language.

2. Character.

3. Structure.

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