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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. How is Lolly's voice described in Chapter 10?

2. On what day of Edward's ordeal does a storm come in Chapter 7?

3. What does Bull say he and his dog are in Chapter 12?

4. What does Edward think of when Pellagrina comes into his mind in Chapter 9?

5. After how many days and nights at the dump does Edward begin to give into despair?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Nellie and Lawrence treat and interact with Edward?

2. How is Lawrence described? What does he do?

3. How and why is Edward thrown from the ship in Chapter 5?

4. Who is Nellie? How is this character described?

5. What does the witch do in in Pellagrina's story in Chapter 4? Why?

6. How is the theme of revenge explored in Chapter 11?

7. What items does Nellie make for Edward?

8. Where is Abilene's family planning to travel in Chapter 3? How will they travel?

9. How is Abilene Tulane described? How old is she when her character is introduced?

10. Where does Edward live in the beginning of the novel? How is this setting described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the narrative style of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. From what perspective is the story related? In what tense is the story related? What is the significance of these choices of the author's?

Essay Topic 2

Identify and discuss three examples of irony in The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. How is verbal irony employed in the narrative? What are examples of situational irony and dramatic irony? What character points out irony to Edward in the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the characters of Bull and Lucy in The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. Where and how does Edward encounter these characters? What name does Bull give to Edward? How does Edward spend his time while in the care of Bull and Lucy? How does he lose contact with them?

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