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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. In "Bugatti and Blondie," who helps Tova with a crossword puzzle she is working on?

2. Where is does Janice say that Mary Ann is moving?

3. What type of bushes hide the driveway to Tova's house?

4. Where does Katie work?

5. How much does Marcellus weigh on Day 1,302 of his captivity??

Short Essay Questions

1. What band do Cameron and Brad have, what news does Brad have about the band, and how does Cameron take the news?

2. Where is Ethan Mack from, and how did he come to run the Shop-Way?

3. What does Marcellus give Tova, and where has he seen another key like it?

4. Why is it a problem when Cameron's duffel does not make it to Seattle with him?

5. Who are the Knit-Wits?

6. What does Cameron find in his mother's box that Aunt Jeanne gives him?

7. Who stops Tova at work, and how does he find her?

8. Where does Tova remember that she and Will would go for a picnic before he got sick?

9. What does Tova know about Terry's background?

10. What does Tova tell Ethan Mack when he tells her he is sorry to hear about her brother, and what does she remember about her brother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon her interpretation of life. How does Van Pelt use artistic license to create the realistic background of Remarkably Bright Creatures?

Essay Topic 2

Van Pelt uses backstories, exposition, and flashbacks to reveal information about events that happened before the story begins. How does the author use backstories, exposition, and flashbacks to reveal information about the past?

Essay Topic 3

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does the author use more metaphors or similes in the novel? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers make the writing more interesting?

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