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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. Scientist Peter Silitonga performed experiments using what two things to prove using a prism was enough to make two branches diverge, in "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom"?
2. Where does Lionel send his son in 1938?
3. According to the narrator of "The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling," why did his wife abandon the family?
4. In "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom," Dana runs a support group for people struggling with what issue?
5. In "The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling," what is the name of the narrator's ex-wife?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the narrator of "The Great Silence" say is notable about the word "aspiration" on page 234?
2. What is mimi in "The Truth of Facts, the Truth of Feeling"? What is vough?
3. What is the Fermi Paradox? What are two solutions that attempt to solve it?
4. According to Dana on page 329 of "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom," why do a person's actions matter?
5. What inspires Reginald Dacey to create the Automatic Nanny, as revealed on page 175?
6. In "The Great Silence," who was Alex, and what did he demonstrate to humans?
7. What is the focus of the advertisements for the Automatic Nanny?
8. What does the extinction of its species mean to the narrator in "The Great Silence"?
9. Who is Angela in "The Truth of Facts, the Truth of Feeling"? What does the reader learn about her on page 186?
10. What happens after the Automatic Nanny hits the market in 1901? Why does it ultimately fail?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The role of speech is central to several stories in the collection. Choose two and explain how speech is central not only to the story’s plot but also to its themes.
Essay Topic 2
Several stories are concerned with the desire to connect. Choose three stories and explain how this theme is developed in each. What point is the author making about connection?
Essay Topic 3
How is the prism found in “Anxiety is the Dizziness of Freedom” symbolic of the themes presented throughout the entire collection? Choose three other stories and explain.
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