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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 does Hugo say to Wallace at the very end of Chapter 10?

2. Who is the young woman Wallace does not recognize at his funeral?

3. What does Wallace do to his employee in Chapter 1?

4. What does Hugo show Wallace in Chapter 7?

5. What does Mei say her and Hug's job is for spirits?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Hugo keep so many pictures of far-away places in the tea shop?

7. What connects Wallace and Hugo?

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

9. In Chapter 9, what does Mei tell Wallace of her family?

10. How do Wallace and Hugo mimic touching in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Klune sets the scene of Wallace's discomfort and humiliation at his own funeral, and how does this episode set the reader's expectation for what is to come next? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Klune develop the idea of Hugo's and Wallace's mutual attraction to each other? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring the different ways Klune approaches an exploration of grief in this novel, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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