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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. Why does Boaz leap into the ditch while they are walking?
2. Why do the three friends get a motel room?
3. What is scribbled all over a map that belonged to Boaz?
4. Why does Boaz become irate at Levi?
5. Where is Boaz's first stop?
Short Essay Questions
1. What story does Boaz tell the crowd at the Vietnam Memorial?
2. What do the three friends learn when they pull into a Motel 9 in Ridgewood?
3. What does Celine say to Levi about her brother?
4. What do Celine and Levi discuss about their brothers?
5. How is Levi surprised when they arrive at Celine's aunt's house in Edgewood?
6. What does Loren call to tell Levi the day before Levi leaves in search of Boaz?
7. What happens when Levi is out jogging and finds his mother?
8. Where is Boaz headed first?
9. Describe Levi's conversation with Christina.
10. What does Levi do in Boaz's room and what action does he decide to take?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Characters are an important part of what makes The Things a Brother Knows interesting. Discuss the following:
1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Levi. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
2. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Boaz. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
3. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Amanda. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
Essay Topic 2
1. What is foreshadow? How many incidences of foreshadow are in The Things a Brother Knows? How does foreshadow contribute to a book's suspense?
2. Discuss an example of foreshadow in The Things a Brother Knows including why you believe it is foreshadow. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.
3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from The Things a Brother Knows and your own live to support your opinion.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the following:
1. What is a plot? What are the most important elements of a plot and their definition? Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not?
2. Write a brief synopsis of the plot of The Things a Brother Knows, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot?
3. Identify the major sub-plots and their elements in The Things a Brother Knows. (The subplots may not contain every element of a major plot.) Do the sub-plots add to the main plot? Why or why not? Are the sub-plots interesting in and of themselves? Why or why not?
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