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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 Wallace feel coming from the door?

2. What does Wallace do to the person who comes into the shop who no one wants to see in Chapter 11?

3. What does Hugo ask Mei to do to Wallace for him in Chapter 15?

4. What did the health inspector once say was wrong with the shop?

5. In Chapter 19, what did Wallace's assistant once tell him at a Christmas party?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 15, why is Hugo upset with the Manager?

2. In Chapter 14, what does Wallace see when Cameron touches him?

3. In Chapter 16, what does Alan do to Nancy?

4. In Chapter 17, what does the Manager do to Alan?

5. In Chapter 15, what does Hugo tell Wallace about what Wallace means to him?

6. In Chapter 13, what does Nelson say about when he might leave the shop?

7. In Chapter 17, what does Wallace think of the Manager?

8. In Chapter 16, what does Alan do that brings the Manager to the tea shop?

9. In Chapter 14, what does Alan want more than anything?

10. In Chapter 13, what does Wallace think of the tea for the new spirit?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing Klune's references to some classical Greek themes and motifs surrounding death and the afterlife, 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 nature of Nelson's relationship with his grandson, Hugo, including in your analysis a discussion of Nelson's reasons for delaying his passage to the afterlife.

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