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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 does Cavendish find his letter, torn to bits?

2. When Frobisher arrives at Eva's host family's home in Bruges, after leaving Ayrs, what is Eva in the midst of?

3. Why dioesthe man throw the fabricant doll in to the freezing river?

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

5. The leader of the union movement disguises himself as a what, when he talks to Sonmi?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the parlor of the madam, a serpent-like creature, what happens to Sonmi?

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

3. Why does Zachry, initially, mistrust Meronym?

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

5. What are the "souls" that Sonmi and Hae-Joo get in Haumdonggil?

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

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

8. Who are the Prescients?

9. Why can Cavendish not get the second half of the manuscript he is reading?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is Frobisher a good friend to Sixsmith? Why or why not? Use examples from the story to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Zachry and Meronym struggle to find safety, as do other characters in the book. What is the struggle to find safety symbolic of? Use specific examples in the story 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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