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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the young woman Wallace does not recognize at his funeral?
(a) Rennie.
(b) Jennifer.
(c) Mei.
(d) Helen.

2. What was Mei not used to in her own family?
(a) Special holidays.
(b) Laughter.
(c) Anger.
(d) Physical affection.

3. How does Wallace die?
(a) Heart attack.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Shooting.
(d) Car accident.

4. What is the first thing Wallace realizes he can touch?
(a) Food.
(b) Clothes.
(c) A table.
(d) A teacup.

5. Where does Wallace go after the church?
(a) The cemetery.
(b) His favorite restaurant.
(c) His apartment.
(d) The pub.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hugo show Wallace in Chapter 7?

2. Who is one of Wallace's business partners?

3. What happens to Wallace when he flees to the village?

4. What is the one kind thing Naomi says she remembers Wallace doing for her?

5. Who is the husband of the employee Wallace is speaking to in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what does Hugo show Wallace to try to calm him down?

2. In Chapter 9, what does Hugo tell Wallace about how he became a ferryman?

3. What does Wallace realize he has no desire to do as a spirit?

4. What does Wallace notice about the tea shop in Chapter 8?

5. Why does Wallace fire Patricia?

6. What does Wallace think of the tea Hugo makes for him?

7. What happens that humiliates Wallace and amuses everyone else in Chapter 8?

8. How does Wallace die, and when does he realize he is dead?

9. Who intrigues Wallace at his own funeral, and why?

10. What is Wallace's first experience with death?

(see the answer keys)

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