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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. At the tournament, who does Wili note has not been taken by the Authority?

2. Wili claims his sickness gets worse when?

3. What date was printed on the tombstone Angus saw at the crash site?

4. What does Paul disguise himself as when he leaves the Kaladze area?

5. What evidence causes the Authority to suspect the Tinkers possess an advanced technology?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Wili's plan when he arrives at Paul's home?

2. How and why did the Red Arrow Battalion settle in America?

3. Describe the symptoms of the illness that overcomes Wili during the first winter he spends with Paul.

4. What are Paul's reasons for accepting Wili as an apprentice?

5. What happens to Jeremy as he, Wili, and Mike attempt to escape from the bioscience lab?

6. Explain the factors that contributed to Wili's decision to stay with Paul.

7. What is Avery's attitude towards the Tinkers?

8. How did Wili's parent's react when they discovered his illness?

9. How does Paul help Allison escape from the Authority?

10. What is the Authority's plan for the Tinkers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Tinkers are a wide spread and loosely organized group that reveres Paul and his work. Although they suffer a significant blow during the events after the chess tournament, their actions as a group drive the plot of the second half of the novel.

1) Describe the Tinkers as a group, their organization, resources, philosophy, and goals.

2) Describe the relationship between the Authority and the Tinkers and discuss the reasons this relationship becomes stressed to the point of war.

3) Discuss some of the major aids that the Tinkers are able to provide to the average people of this setting, and describe the general attitude of those people towards the Tinkers.

Essay Topic 2

Project Renaissance begins as a fall back plan created in the face of an uncertain threat from the Tinkers. However, Avery's increasing paranoia cause him to attempt to trigger this doomsday plan with little provocation.

1) Describe Project Renaissance. What is its purpose, and what would its launch involve? What would be the impact of this plan on the world?

2) Discuss the Authority's general willingness to fall back on Renaissance. Why do some Authority figures believe it will not be necessary, and why do some of them believe it should not be enacted in any case?

3) Explain Avery's decision to launch Renaissance. According to the information he had available, how justified was this decision? Explain the forces that compelled him to make this decision, and what unknown factors could have swayed his decision one way or another.

Essay Topic 3

The Red Arrow Industries are the remnants of a foreign military force from the advent of the Peace Authority. Over the years, they have changed significantly and play an important role in the conflict between the Tinkers and the Authority.

1) Describe the origins of Red Arrow Industries, including how they came into conflict with the Authority, and how and why they settled in North America.

2) Explain how Red Arrow Industries operates as a community and as a manufacturing business. Discuss their technological and business relationship with the Tinkers and the organization of their settlement.

3) Discuss the role that Red Arrow Industries plays in the conflict between the Tinkers and the Authority.

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