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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. Where did John's family move after his father got tenure?

2. What story did John have to recant?

3. How did the system John built perform?

4. What strange behavior did Dr. Finch exhibit?

5. What did John buy when he sold his first Porsche?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe John's departure from high school.

2. Describe the deterioration of John's parents' marriage in chapter 7,

3. What story does John say he told the proud parents whose children would be going to Harvard and Smith?

4. Describe John's mechanical abilities.

5. How did John's life change when he started to go on the road with rock bands?

6. What did John like about being a clown?

7. Describe John's first encounter with a Porsche.

8. Describe John's work as a sound engineer.

9. Describe the beginning of John's career in electronics.

10. Describe John's relation with Chris.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is missing from this book? What should have been covered or presented that was not? What is the effect of this absence? Describe an element that ought to have been covered, and explain why it would have made the book stronger.

Essay Topic 2

If you could resemble John Robison in one way, what trait of his would you chose to resemble? Why not other traits?

Essay Topic 3

What are the advantages and disadvantages of John's pranks? How do they help him? How do they hurt him?

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