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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 was put in place of Jefferson Park?

2. What does Calista get at the beginning of 'Limbo and Prayer'?

3. Why does Violet claim they live in a republic?

4. How long did Violet's father have to save for her to go to the moon?

5. What does Violet's father have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the dilemma Titus experiences as he tries to buy an upcar.

2. Describe Violet's experience as she received FeedTech's response.

3. Explain why Titus enjoys Violet so much.

4. What does Violet chat to Titus about her family, and their feeds?

5. Explain what happens when Violet sends the advertisements she received from her shopping trip to Titus.

6. Why is Titus uneasy around Violet?

7. Explain why Loga and Calista are mean to Violet in 'The Real Thing'.

8. Explain what Violet tells Titus about Central America, and what he hears on the radio.

9. Describe the sea as Titus and Violet view it, and what is shows about the world Titus lives in.

10. Explain what has happened to Jefferson Park, and why Violet and Titus' father argue about this.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the book, author M.T. Anderson makes reference to many issues currently facing the world, including a reliance on technology, corporate ownership of nearly everything, a dumbing down of society, environmental issues, and others. Choose one of the issues M.T. Anderson discusses in the novel that affects the modern world. What is the issue? How does this issue appear in our own time? How is it portrayed in the novel? What do you think Anderson is trying to say about this issue?

Essay Topic 2

One of the background themes in the novel is the difference in social class between Violet and Titus. Describe the social class of each character, and compare and contrast them. What are similarities and differences? How do the social class differences affect their relationship? Does social class play a role in Violet's death? How?

Essay Topic 3

Violet's father feels very differently about the world than other individuals. Discuss Violet's father. Why is he different than other parents? What is his primary goal? Why does he home school Violet? What effect does this have on her? What is his passion? Why does he choose to speak as he does? Who does he blame at the end of the novel for the death of his daughter, and why?

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