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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 Chapter 6, which representative from the Cordon meets Journeyman on the road?

2. In Chapter 29, what does Journeyman ask the woman in the library that she refuses to answer?

3. In Chapter 21, where does Astur tell Journeyman to find Maddy?

4. Where did Journeyman and Todbaum once live together?

5. What had wrecked on Quarry Island some time before the start of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what sense does Journeyman think of himself as a perpetual sort of middle-man?

2. What does the warning sign in the section Frost Heaves say, and what association does the narrator make with the sign?

3. Why do the people of Tinderwick gather around Todbaum's machine, apart from the free coffee he distributes?

4. What does Eke tell Journeyman in the section titled An Old Friend that absolutely shocks Journeyman?

5. What happens between Todbaum and Maddy when Maddy visits Journeyman in Los Angeles?

6. Why do the residents of Tinderwick mostly call Journeyman "Sandy"?

7. Why has Jerome Kormentz been exiled by the townspeople and where does he live?

8. What does Todbaum say about Tinderwick and its environs in the section titled Island and Lighthouse that unsettles Journeyman?

9. Before The Arrest, what did Journeyman do for a living and how did he feel about it?

10. How does Journeyman feel about the woman who suddenly moves into the town library?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Edwin Gorse takes a stand in the later parts of this novel, ultimately dying in the name of a set of beliefs. What principles, ethics, morals, or other beliefs do you think Gorse believed himself to be dying for, and how does Gorse's infatuation with Todbaum inform his beliefs right before his death? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What does Journeyman's and Todbaum's relationship seem to be based upon? Why do you think Journeyman goes back to work for Todbaum, even after what happens between Todbaum and Maddy? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What is Journeyman's relationship with Astur like? What does Journeyman think of Astur, and how does he feel when he is in her company? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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