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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 Jeevan's father?

2. In what book from the prophet's bag does Kirsten find a page from Dr. Eleven, Vol. 1 in Section 8, Chapter 50?

3. For what news agency was Frank working when he became paralyzed?

4. How many people remain at the Severn City Airport by the end of Year Fifteen, according to the narrator in Section 7, Chapter 44?

5. How much time does Arthur make Jeevan promise to give him before his "secret" is publicized in Section 5, Chapter 27?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about the tea set that is described in Section 8, Chapter 51?

2. What is revealed regarding Kirsten’s tattoos in Section 8, Chapter 50?

3. What is foreshadowed regarding Tyler in Section 7, Chapter 44?

4. What setting is established in Section 7, Chapter 47? What characters are introduced in this chapter?

5. What setting is established in Section 7, Chapter 43? When does this chapter take place?

6. How does Miranda respond to the news of Victoria’s book in Section 6, Chapter 39?

7. What setting is established in Section 6, Chapter 40? During what time frame does this chapter take place?

8. What theory does August discuss in Section 6, Chapter 38? Why is this significant?

9. What is revealed in the interview between Diallo and Kirsten in Section 7, Chapter 45?

10. What is the setting for Section 6, Chapter 39? When in the timeline of events does this chapter occur?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Kirsten inquires about Charlie in St. Deborah by the Water, she is led to a plot of graves. What do the graves represent? What do they foreshadow? How does Kirsten respond when she is led to the graves?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the letters from Arthur Leander to “V.” – or Victoria – in the novel. What is the significance of these letters to the plot of the novel? How do the letters explore major themes? What becomes of these letters?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Kirsten’s relationships with August, Dieter, and Sayid. How would you define each relationship? How do you think being in a band of traveling actors and musicians would influence relationships? Why?

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