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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Blood threaten to do when Vic is leaving?

2. Why do the people of Topeka need "breeders"?

3. What do the people of Topeka tell Vic he must do before they can use his help?

4. At the end of the book, where are Blood and Vic headed?

5. Why do you suppose Vic continues on his journey and doesn't turn around and travel back to the surface?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast how Vic and Blood look at the world differently. List specific evidence from the book to support your views.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast what part love and sex plays in the upper world and what part it plays in the "downunder".

Essay Topic 3

At the beginning of the book Vic has a very limited understanding of love. Explain using at least three examples from the book how his understanding of love changes through the book.

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