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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. From which of the following did Staxxx save Thurwar?

2. What is the name of Lucas Wesplat’s father?

3. Which of the following advertises on Rave Bear?

4. What title had Sunset Harkless held at the time of his death?

5. What is the name of Thurwar’s opponent in her fifth Question Match?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons does Thurwar note for being willing to fight a Question Match?

2. In the novel, what is an HMC?

3. How is being Influenced described in the text?

4. What reason does St. Jean give for taking up anatomical study?

5. How does the novel define the term “Grand Colossal”?

6. What is the importance of the fight against ReckLass to Thurwar’s career?

7. Why does Mari value Nile?

8. What is the greatest extent of freedom any participant in the bloodsport can experience while still in its programs?

9. Why does Wright accept Thurwar’s initial refusal of a nickname?

10. What is the purpose of the silence enforced on Young’s inmate population?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

To what genre other than science fiction might Chain-Gang All-Stars be considered to belong? What in the text supports that identification? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

Explicate the significance of the name of any one character in the text.

Essay Topic 3

Assuming that Chain-Gang All-Stars should be standard reading for a given class and level, what class and what level? Why that class and why that level? What in the text suggests as much, and how does it do so?

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