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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 did Weston's mom and stepdad serve them for dinner when they visited in Chapter 4?

2. When did the author move to Caifornia?

3. When does the author say his father divorced his stepmom in Chapter 9?

4. What is the title of Chapter 6?

5. In what city did the author grow up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Linda remark about Weston's behavior?

2. Why did the author go home in Chapter 9?

3. What paradox does the author describe in growing up in the Prologue?

4. Who is Linda and how is she described?

5. What was Jed's family like growing up? How would you describe his parents' relationship?

6. What was the author's planned journey? How long was it?

7. What did Weston do in preparation for the journey?

8. What language barriers did the author face on his journey?

9. What is El Tercer Lugar and how is it described?

10. What caused the author's trip to be halted in Nexpa?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What led Weston to depart from the journey? Did the author provide foreshadowing for this event? How did Weston's departure from the journey change the narrative? How did it influence the mood and themes of the work?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of sexuality in To Shake the Sleeping Self. How does the author identify in terms of sexual preference? What history does he relate regarding his sexuality? How do his perceptions of sexuality change in the course of the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the plot structure and development in To Shake the Sleeping Self. Where would you denote the narrative's climax? How does the author build up to that climax? What information is related in the falling action and denouement of the plot?

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