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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 the name of Eva's weekday host family?

2. What is the title of the Valleymen's leader?

3. What does Frobisher's hotelier give him, after he gets in a fight with Eva's Swiss man?

4. Why does Luisa return to her sinking car?

5. What does Ayrs borrow from Frobisher?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Cavendish's brother, Denholme, while Cavendish is in Aurora House?

2. Why is Fay Li waiting for Luisa at the bank vault?

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

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

5. How does Hae-Joo get Sonmi on the Golden Ark where she can see what is happening?

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

7. As Sonmi and Hae-Joo flee the university, what happens to Hae-Joo's aide?

8. When Frobisher learns that Ayrs "borrows" a refrain from Frobisher's work, what is Ayrs' reponse?

9. Why does Napier protect Luisa?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How is the relationship between Frobisher and Ayrs like, and unlike, other relationships between characters in the book? Use specific examples of other characters' relationships to support your answer to this question.

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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