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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. What worries Ken Fowler about people living on Jupiter?

2. How does Miss Stanley feel about Ken Fowler's tests in "Tale 4"?

3. Why doesn't the World Committee stop Ken from telling people about a Loper's life?

4. In "Tale 6", what does the wolf do when he realizes he is hungry?

5. In "Notes 4", what happens after the Dog is transformed?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "Tale 4", what do Ken Fowler and Miss Stanley argue about?

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

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

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

6. What does Ken's dog tell him about communication?

7. How does Oscar help Jon in "Tale 6"?

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

9. Why is there a dome on Jupiter?

10. What advice does Joshua give Jenkins in "Tale 7"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the author's message about violence.

Essay Topic 2

Examine destiny as a theme in "City".

Essay Topic 3

What genre is the novel? Use evidence to support your opinion. What makes this genre fit, or not fit, the entire message of the book?

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