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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. Where do Ernie and Veronica hide out?

2. Who, at Christmas, does Cavendish write a letter?

3. Ernie warns Cavendish to be careful, or else there is something put in what?

4. Where does Cavendish leave the contact information for the author of "Half Lives"?

5. What is the final blow that causes Frobisher to leave Ayrs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cavendish gradually recover after his apparent stroke?

2. What happens to Luisa after her car gets pushed into the water?

3. What happens when Frobisher goes to visit Eva at the van de Veldt's house?

4. What does Eva mention to Frobisher at the top of the medieval tower, when they are alone?

5. What does Cavendish decide to do after escaping from Aurora House?

6. Who does Seaboard announce as the replacement for Grimaldi?

7. Who are colonists in Sonmi's world?

8. According to Hae-Joo, why is the Union going through so much trouble to save on fabricant?

9. Why does Frobisher leave Ayrs?

10. What news does Duophysite give to Meronym and Zachry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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