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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. For which of the following does Aaron make change twice?
2. To whom of the following is the package bound that Aaron takes to the post office?
3. About whom of the following does Mrs. Olivia teach a 12-year-old Aaron?
4. Which of the following does Thomas jokingly posit is Aaron’s secret?
5. About which of the following does Collin ask a 16-year-old Aaron in the school library?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Thomas report doing while Aaron was recovering from his assault?
2. What happens when an 11-year-old Aaron plays tag with Brendan and Baby Freddy?
3. What activities does Aaron muse that Genevieve will not share with him but that Thomas does?
4. At the flea market, what does Aaron note *wanting* rather than *needing*?
5. What signs does a 15-year-old Aaron receive from Genevieve about her attraction to him?
6. How is Skelzies played?
7. How does a 16-year-old Aaron describe Collin when he joins him in the school library?
8. What is the significance of the Legend of Iris game?
9. What explanation does Collin give for his romantic interest in a 16-year-old Aaron?
10. When Aaron goes to collect Thomas for his birthday party, how does he find him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The novel sketches out a process for selection to the Leteo procedure. What is that process; what is its purpose; and is the process sufficient to address that purpose? How or how not?
Essay Topic 2
Fathers are notably scarce in the novel. Even those depicted are treated minimally. What effect does the scarcity have in the novel, and how does that effect present itself?
Essay Topic 3
Attention is paid to Genevieve’s artwork, much of which is described as following surrealist tropes. What significance attaches to Genevieve’s working in that genre, and how does the text indicate that significance?
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