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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 does Smithy think of the gas mask?

2. What bookstore is an important meeting place in "Harlem"?

3. In "Invasion," what is Mr. Jackson's wife's name?

4. What do the men want to harvest in "Six Days You Shall Labor"?

5. Who is the protagonist of "Harlem"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Man Who Could See Through Fog," what is the intent of the smoker machine?

2. In "Thrust Counter Thrust," how does Saul feel about Lon's death in Korea?

3. What does the machine in "The Distributors" appear to do to people?

4. In "The University of Man," why does Tyros take his journey?

5. In "The University of Man," how does Tyros view the car dealer?

6. What does Johnny B do after the men kill Mr. Westland?

7. In "Rope of Wind," why do the white men kill Mr. Westland?

8. In "Thrust Counter Thrust," how do others around Saul perceive him after Lon's death?

9. What does Mr. Westland ask Johnny B to tell his son?

10. How does the company in "The Man Who Could See Through Fog" treat it workers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Dumas expose the supposed power of the echo tree through the dialogue between the two main characters in the story "Echo Tree"? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What is Layton Bridges's most fervent wish, and how does Dumas convey it to the reader in the story "Goodbye, Sweetwater"? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What do you think Dumas intends for the different tribes and for Sunra to represent in the story "The Metagenesis of Sunra?" Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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