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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 is one of the jobs that Luisa's father holds?

2. How does Cavendish get to the location his brother sends him to?

3. What is the name of Seaboard's PR liaison?

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

5. Where are the Maori from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Adam Ewing?

2. What do the clones do at Papa Song's restaurant?

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

4. What is Frobisher's plan regarding Ayrs?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which of the various stories is the most important to the message the book is trying to get across? Support your answer with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Which character represents the best that humanity has to offer? Why? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

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