Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Which of the following best describes the narrative point of view in the novel?

A) Third-person omniscient

B) Third-person limited

C) First person

D) Intrusive narration

2. Which of the following is not a round character in the novel?

A) Gloria Fortune

B) Max-Ernest

C) Dr. L

D) The Narrator

3. Which of the following is the best example of a fourth-wall break in the story?

A) The narrator writes from the perspective of more than one character.

B) The narrator explains both Cass’s and Max-Ernest’s feelings behind ending their collaboration.

C) The narrator directly addresses the reader and accepts a “bribe” from them to continue the story.

D) The narrator warns that the Midnight Sun will burn down, although the characters themselves do not know it.

4. What is the strongest example of an object that symbolizes Cass in the novel?

A) The Symphony of Smells

B) The magician’s notebook

C) Cass’s backpack

D) The cotton candy Smoochie

5. Which of the following are major motifs in the novel?

A) Secrets, carnivals, and synesthesia

B) Codes, secrets, and backpacks

C) Secrets, backpacks, and carnivals

D) Synesthesia, codes, and secrets

6. Which of the following best characterizes the relationship between the role of the magician (Pietro Bergamo) and Cass and Max-Ernest in the novel?