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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. Why does Ken Fowler decide to go to Jupiter himself?

2. What does Miss Stanley do for a living?

3. Who asks Peter why he wants to throw a stick farther in "Tale 7"?

4. During the press conference in "Tale 5", what does Tyler refuse to comment on?

5. Who writes "The Myth of Man"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tyler react to Ken returning from Jupiter?

2. In "Tale 4", what work does Ken Fowler do?

3. In "Tale 5", what does Ken think about when he considers returning to the dome?

4. How does Trowser react to Ken wanting to return to the dome and convert back?

5. How does Juwain's philosophy being revealed in "Tale 5" impact humans?

6. Why does Jon want to keep people from leaving Geneva?

7. What does Jenkins discover at the mutant's castle in "Tale 7"?

8. How is a friendship with wolves beneficial for the Dogs?

9. In "Tale 5", how do Joe and Tyler disagree on mutants?

10. What problems arise in "Tale 7" when the world is largely free of killing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the author's message about violence.

Essay Topic 2

What is role of robots in "City"?

Essay Topic 3

How does the author use long descriptive passages in this novel? What makes these effective? What makes them ineffective? How do they relate to the themes of the novel?

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