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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who storms out of the Project Complex?

2. What does Hollis discover about the coil?

3. Who owns the planet?

4. Who or what does Jack see in the local salon at Project Complex?

5. Who did the officials lose and are looking for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Ants are robotic creatures that have the single purpose to kill humans. Are the Ants capable of feelings? Are the Ants self-aware? Are the Ants alive? Describe your opinion of the Ants.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how Steakley's choice of writing the story from distinctly two points of view, that of Felix and that of Jack Crow, interspersed with some third-person narrative is effective. How do these varying perspectives add fullness to the story?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

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