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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 does Cavendish challenge the three, rough teenage girls for?

2. Who is Sir Edward Elgar?

3. When Sonmi wakes to a noise in the middle of curfew, how does she find the dinery supervisor?

4. What year are the letters in the first portion of "Letters from Zedelgheim" written?

5. What is another name for fabricants in "An Orison of Sonmi-451"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cavendish own?

2. Why does Cavendish not report having his watch stolen?

3. Why does the Captain request a moment alone with Dr. Goose?

4. Who is Professor Mephi?

5. How does Smoke kill Sixsmith?

6. Describe Kim's lab.

7. How does Luisa's car end up in the water?

8. What does Sixsmith do with the key to his expose?

9. How does Autua get accepted as a member of the crew?

10. What is the history of the islands, according to Mr. D'Arnoq?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Use examples from the book to answer the following question: Which character, or characters, in this book are heroes and why?

Essay Topic 2

How is "Sloosh'a's Crossin' an' Everythin' After," the climax of the book? What evidence from the story supports, or doesn't support, the notion that this chapter is the climax?

Essay Topic 3

Several characters engage in violence or hurtful acts in the stories. How are their motivations for these acts similar or different from each other? Cite specific examples from the book to support your answer.

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