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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. Who is Jocasta?

2. Where does Sixsmith stash the nine letters he reads before going to dinner?

3. Yoona's escape attempt is blamed on who?

4. Where is Sixsmith when chapter three begins?

5. What meal is Cavendish eating when he drops his silverware?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the gun that Ayrs gives Frobisher.

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

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

6. What is Frobisher's plan regarding Ayrs?

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

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

9. What is the "Union" in Sonmi's world?

10. Describe the congregation that Dr. Goose and Adam go to on Sunday.

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

Use examples from the book to answer the following question: What is the author's purpose in making the settings familiar, but not exactly like, the world we live in today?

Essay Topic 3

Using examples from the various stories, name one theme and how that theme is present in all the stories.

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