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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 type of career does Sixsmith have?

2. Who canes Cavendish after his attempted escape?

3. What is the name given to naturally born individuals?

4. What is the name of Sixsmith's niece?

5. What country is Dr. Henry Goose from?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the story of "An Orison of Sonmi-451" told?

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

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

4. What is the question Sixsmith asks his television about the safety of the HYDRA project?

5. What is the content of the first letter mentioned in "The Letters from Zedelgheim?"

6. Describe Kim's lab.

7. Who is Professor Mephi?

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

9. What happens to Cavendish while he is traveling to the location his brother sends him to?

10. How is the population of the corporate society, where Sonmi lives, divided?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is "ascending" for the fabricants? What demonstrates that Sonmi has ascended? What evidence is there to show that she has not ascended? Cite specific examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Using specific examples from the story, how are all the stories tied together? What makes them relate to one another so that they are in one book?

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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