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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. Who was Tinderwick's mayor at one time?

2. In Chapter 6, how does the person who has come looking for Journeyman arrive?

3. Why does Journeyman suspect Todbaum was able to survive the Cordon?

4. Who fixes bicycles in Tinderwick?

5. Where does Journeyman take Maddy in Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In what sense do Journeyman's rounds of food delivery expand in Part II?

4. What is Astur's background?

5. What idea does Maddy contribute to the script for Yet Another World?

6. What is Journeyman's job in Tinderwick and how does he feel about the job?

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

8. What is Maddy an expert in?

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

10. In Part II, how did Maddy feel about what happened between her and Todbaum at the Starlet apartments all those years past?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How would you describe the concept of "time averaging" as Journeyman thinks of it? What is the purpose and meaning of time averaging for Journeyman? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What kind of a storyteller is Journeyman? What kind of a storyteller is Todbaum? Why is the topic of storytelling important in this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusion.

Essay Topic 3

While Lethem never reveals Todbaum's purpose in bringing himself and the Blue Streak to Tinderwick, why do you think Todbaum decides to travel there at the time he does? What do you think Todbaum's and Journeyman's relationship will be like in the future as this novel ends, with Todbaum stranded on Quarry Island in the Blue Streak? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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