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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator conclude about time at the end of Chapter 193?

2. What are adverts?

3. How many illustrations are in Chapter 181?

4. In retrospect, what does the narrator say he lied about in Chapter 13?

5. Where does the narrator hide after he gets down in the subway tunnel and sees all of the people in the tube?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Christopher has a deep fear of strangers. How does he overcome this fear during his adventure to London? What techniques does he use to cope with the strangers? Why is it significant that he is able to cope with being around the strangers? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Death is a theme in the book with Christopher believing that his mother is dead and discovering a dead Wellington on the lawn. However, it is through Wellington's death that Christopher discovers his mother is alive. Why do you think Christopher's father told Christopher that his mother was dead? Why would he create the story about Mother dying at the hospital? Did Father's action symbolize his burying of his relationship with mother? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

How does Christopher view reality? Does he live in the same reality as all of the other characters? Or does he live in an altered reality? Explain your answer. Please use examples from the book to support your answer.

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