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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. Once the narrative perspective shifts away from the woman, to whom does the narrative voice transfer?
2. With what Roman numeral is the box marked that the boy retrieves from the trunk of the family car one night?
3. What object does the boy throw off the cliff as part of his plan to break the silence cast upon the meal by the man and the woman?
4. How does the rest of the family react when the boy throws an object off the cliff in hopes of breaking the tense silence at lunch on the day of the hike?
5. In what part of Mexico had the woman's mother joined a guerilla movement after leaving her family?
Short Essay Questions
1. For what length of time has the family been driving when the boy asks the woman to play a David Bowie song in the car?
2. What simile does the boy use to describe his relationship with the woman's mother?
3. What is the woman's philosophy about answering the questions of the boy and girl?
4. In what way does the motif of music enter the part of the narrative when the boy and girl enter a diner to get some water?
5. How does the fictional author of Elegies for Lost Children demonstrate the way in which the "man in charge" (164) despises being asked questions?
6. What major change in narration takes place at the start of the part called Reenactment?
7. What bright spot does the boy say will remain in the situation even if the man and woman never find the two of them?
8. How does the boy plan to find the way to the town of Lordsburg and what does he plan to do once he and the girl reach Lordsburg?
9. What question does the boy nervously ask the woman during a discussion about the novel Lord of the Flies?
10. What event causes the boy to become unhappy for the first time since he and the girl had set out on their journey together?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Luiselli’s messages about guilt and responsibility within Lost Children Archive. Focus especially on events such as the boy’s decision to take the girl on a journey into the desert without their parents’ knowledge.
Essay Topic 2
What is the function of the coyote's character within the text-within-a-text called Elegies for Lost Children? Discuss the characterization methods used by Luiselli in depicting the coyote who is paid to see that the children arrive safely in the United States. Include in your discussion the reasons that Luiselli portrays the coyote in these particular ways.
Essay Topic 3
Explicate the theme of courage within Lost Children Archive. What is Luiselli’s message regarding courage and how do you know?
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