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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. Who keeps trying to kiss Jack in order to spread the nanos?

2. What does Julia look like after the swarm leaves her body?

3. Who wanted to keep the swarm alive when it was suggested the first time that it should be destroyed?

4. Who lied about the video playback?

5. What year did IBM push xenon atoms around to form their company logo?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jack find out that the swarm release into the desert was intentional?

2. Why does Jack have a hard time believing that the swarm is capable of eating its prey?

3. Why does Jack suggest they drink the brown sludge that comes from the bacteria tanks?

4. How is Mae able to cover up the truth from Julia when she comes in the room and asks what she and Jack are doing on Day 7?

5. How do Jack and Mae kill off the swarms?

6. How is the manufactured swarm able to fly?

7. Why is the swarm self-sustaining?

8. Why does Mae request a second look at the dead rabbit?

9. What does Julia look like after Jack manages to separate the swarm from her body?

10. What are Jack and Ricky discussing when the alarm goes off?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Honesty is a trait that is scarcely found in the older characters in Prey. Jack is an honest man while Julia is a dishonest woman. The same goes for Mae and Ricky. Write an essay exploring the ideas of honesty and truth. How does honesty play into the plot of the story? Which characters are the most truthful, open, and honest? Which are the least truthful? Which are the most secretive? Why? Could being honest have saved the lives of some of the characters in Prey? Why or why not? Provide specific examples from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 2

Infidelity plays a major role in the protagonist's life in Prey. Jack thinks that Julia is having an affair from the beginning of the story. He has no concrete evidence and yet he is nearly positive that something strange is going on. Write an essay explaining the reasons why Jack thinks that Julia is having an affair. Provide specific examples from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining how feelings of isolation play a role in Prey. Which characters feel isolated and why? What is unusual to Jack and the other characters about the location of the Xymos facility? Is isolation a good or bad thing in most of the cases in the story? Why? Provide specific examples from the text to support your position.

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