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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. How many scientists does Seaboard get to go along with the potentially dangerous HYDRA project?

2. What type of composition is Vyvyan and Frobisher's first collaboration?

3. What is Adam looking for in the South Pacific?

4. Chang calls himself what?

5. When Adam goes exploring, what does he stumble into?

Short Essay Questions

1. How, and why, does Hoggins act out towards Finch?

2. Why does Cavendish not have any money when he tries to get a loan from his brother?

3. How does Smoke kill Sixsmith?

4. What is Frobisher's plan regarding Ayrs?

5. Who is Adam Ewing?

6. Why are Hoggins' two nephews approaching Cavendish?

7. What does Luisa encounter when she reaches the entrance of Swannekke Island?

8. Describe Luisa's famous father.

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

10. Describe Kim's lab.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the birthmark that Sonmi, and others, are supposed to have? What is its significance? Cite examples from the story to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What does the word, "prescient" mean? How does the meaning of the word fit in with the name of the tribe, "Prescients"? What implications does this have for the story? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Use examples from the book to answer the following question: How do all of the stories in "Cloud Atlas" represent a conflict between humans and society?

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