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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. About how many flowering plants are in the woods where Theo and Robin camp on his birthday?

2. In Hillbilly Vegas, how many places are there to order pancakes?

3. How tall was Robin's mother?

4. After Theo switches off the light and Robin wakes on page 63, how long does it take to get him to fall back asleep?

5. When Theo first became an astrobiologist, for how many years did his job make him feel like a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Christmas at Aly's parents better than Thanksgiving?

2. What does Robin work on during his second DecNef session?

3. Why was Theo in a great revolution in human thought when he was in college?

4. How was Theo able to go to college?

5. After Robin learns to move a dot in his mind during his first DecNef session, what does Currier have him do?

6. On page 5, how does Theo explain why Robin was struggling at school and got a two-day suspension?

7. How does Robin feel about video games?

8. Why does the school contact Theo when he is nearly finished with a lecture for the undergraduate astrobiology survey?

9. Why does Carl Stryker, Theo's colleague yell at him when he returns from vacation on page 43?

10. What is the tent like that Theo and Robin bring for their birthday camping trip, and who sets it up?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Robin changes after the neurofeedback training. How does Robin change after the training? Why is Theo uncomfortable with some of the changes?

Essay Topic 2

Theo describes an imaginary planet called Stasis. What does the planet reveal about adaptation?

Essay Topic 3

Robin struggles to relate to the world. How does Robin struggle to relate to the world and his peers? Why does Robin struggle to relate to the world and other people?

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