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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. The boy loses an animal named _______ whom the father says has to go somewhere else in order to be repaired.

2. The living boy swings a shrunken ________ inside his pocket, ceding his life to the brother who preceded him.

3. The boy examines the _______ and holds a wire to a scaffold.

4. The boy also has another animal, named _________, that has been shaved.

5. A _______ gun is a tool that is used to punch holes in the skin.

Short Essay Questions

1. How is 'arm' described in Biology?

2. What are two of the things that can happen in the place where people live in all sorts of shelters?

3. What is the passenger described as in this part of the book?

4. What is the reasoning behind the woolen scarf being warm by an animal?

5. What is the process in which a dog current will be created within the dog?

6. What does the father tell the boy needs to happen in order to help Monk?

7. What is the process of detecting the position of remote things, even birds?

8. What happens to the skin when a wind gun is used?

9. Describe the front of the car, as it is described in this section of the book.

10. How is the experience of swimming described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Marcus talks about the way that food evolved into other words and garments with new names.

Part 1: How do you think society's ideas about food have evolved?

Part 2: Do you think your own ideas about food have changed over the years?

Part 3: Why do you think food is a part of this book? What does it serve to teach a reader?

Essay Topic 2

At one point, music is used to crush Stephen, and lyrics are not allowed.

Part 1: How can music be used to crush a person and for what purpose?

Part 2: Do you think music is something that is harmful?

Part 3: Why do you think Stephen needed to be crushed?

Essay Topic 3

During the book, there are many mentions of people that may or may not be a part of the author's family.

Part 1: From this book's content, how do you think the author feels about his father?

Part 2: During the section about the brother being built from food, what might this mean the author feels about his brother?

Part 3: What do the parts about the mother seem to suggest about the author's relationship with his mother?

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