The Arrest Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 139 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Arrest Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 139 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 does Todbaum tell Journeyman he did for the first three years of The Arrest?

2. Where did Journeyman and Maddy used to go on summer family vacations?

3. Where does Theodore Nowlin want to try to sail to?

4. What was Kormentz's crime?

5. What movies does Journeyman see in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Astur's background?

2. What kind of relationship did Journeyman and Todbaum have during the period when they lived together at the Starlet apartments?

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

4. Why does Maddy get so angry with Journeyman several months after The Arrest, as described in the section "Loss"?

5. What part of the Blue Streak is particularly popular with the townspeople of Tinderwick, including, grudgingly, Journeyman?

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

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

8. What is "time averaging" as Journeyman practices it?

9. What is Maddy an expert in?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What ideas or themes do you think Lethem is trying to communicate to the reader through Todbaum's and Journeyman's discussion about dystopian or post-apocalyptic stories on pages 175 - 77? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing Lethem's treatment of the themes of aggression, bullying, and violence, especially as they relate to the relationship between the Cordon and the community of Tinderwick.

Essay Topic 3

How does the combination of Todbaum's appearance in Tinderwick, and the resulting aggression from the Cordon, alter both Journeyman's perceptions of himself and his relationship with his sister Maddy? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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