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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. At the beginning of Chapter IV, where does Tak find Kidd?
2. Besides Bellona, what other city also has a lot of problems?
3. Why did the Richards hire Kidd in the first place?
4. How much money does Kidd end up getting from the Richards?
5. How does Mrs, Richards try to keep up appearances and thus become delusional?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Mr. Richards do everyday he "goes to work."
2. What is odd about June Richards?
3. The next day, why does Kidd take a job from Madame Brown?
4. Why does Kidd expect to be given answers concerning his identity from the woman in the cave?
5. How do the scorpions tempt Kidd?
6. What does Lanya believe in?
7. Why does Kidd feel used and angry at his new work situation?
8. Why do Lanya and Kidd think June may have killed Bobby?
9. When Kidd tries to discuss the riots with people at the bar, he realizes what?
10. Why is Kidd angry with the Richards and why does he end his work relationship with them?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare Kidd to Denny. How are these two characters alike and different?
Why would Lanya possibly choose Denny over Kidd?
Does it have something to do with Kidd only seeing Lanya as an object or piece of property?
Essay Topic 2
Although Kidd seems to be fearless of people in Bellona, he fears himself and his mind.
1. Describe and discuss why this fear could be more damaging than a fear of physical danger.
2. Why does Kidd break down towards the end of the book? Is it because of the fear he has felt concerning his mind and himself.
Essay Topic 3
Bellona is described as a place for outcasts and misfits who do not wish to move forward with their lives or feel uninspired to do anything with themselves.
Why would the following characters "fit in" to Bellona:
- Tak
- George Harrison
- Newboy
- Captain Kamp
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