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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. According to the narrator of “Dacey’s Patent Automatic Nanny,” what is Reginald Dacey initially inspired to create?
2. Who was Alex in "The Great Silence"?
3. What is the final message for humanity from the narrator of "The Great Silence"?
4. What is the Automatic Nanny?
5. According to Lionel in “Dacey’s Patent Automatic Nanny,” what has he disproven twice over?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Scott Otsuka in "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom," and what does Morrow plan regarding him?
2. Who is Angela in "The Truth of Facts, the Truth of Feeling"? What does the reader learn about her on page 186?
3. What does the narrator of "The Truth of Facts, the Truth of Feeling" learn about his relationship with his daughter thanks to her lifelog? How does this change his perception of himself as a father, as revealed on page 221?
4. Who is Morrow in "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom"? Who is Jessica Oehlsen and what does Morrow plan for her?
5. How is Edmund a product of his childhood in "Dacey's Patent Automatic Nanny"?
6. What does the extinction of its species mean to the narrator in "The Great Silence"?
7. What are contact calls, as explained in "The Great Silence"? What do they have in common with Arecibo?
8. What does the narrator of "The Great Silence" say is notable about the word "aspiration" on page 234?
9. At the end of "Omphalos," what does Dorothea vow to continue to do?
10. What does Jijingi learn about the written versus the spoken word, thanks to Reiss in "The Truth of Facts, the Truth of Feeling"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Regret is a major theme of the collection. Choose three characters (from three different stories) who illustrate this theme. Explain why each character experiences regret, how this regret is (or is not) resolved, and evaluate what the author is trying to say about this subject.
Essay Topic 2
Parents play an important role in several stories. Discuss the impact of parents on three characters from three different stories. Explain how each parent develops the plot and themes of the collection.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop and strengthen the theme of faith.
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