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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. Who is the girl on the moon with?

2. What the guys believe they should do if asked a question by their girlfriends?

3. What does Titus say when Violet asks what they should do?

4. What is Marty's skill?

5. Who was the only one not attacked?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Titus so lonely?

2. Titus reflects that, without the feed, their "heads felt real empty" (pg. 46). What is your response?

3. Explain the protests about the moon.

4. Explain why Calista, Marty, Titus, and Link can get into college parties.

5. What does Violet imply when she notes that Titus is the only one of his group that is able to use metaphors?

6. Describe the television show "based on a true story" advertised at the end of 'The Nose Grid'.

7. Discuss the conversation in 'Dead Language' about writing, and what the conversation implies.

8. Explain the text within these chapters that is in italics. What are they, and what is your impression, thus far, of a feed?

9. Loga was not touched by the hacker. How do you think she feels?

10. Violet is supposing, in 'Normal', that things will be different, because they have been through something dramatic. Do you think most teenagers would change after something like this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

From the beginning of the novel to the end of the novel, Titus makes a full character transformation. Using details from the book, describe how Titus' character changes throughout the novel. How does he appear at the beginning of the novel? What are his primary concerns? What does he feel when Violet begins to go into mal, and begins to decline in health? What are his concerns at the end of the novel? Why do you think he has changed so drastically?

Essay Topic 2

Foreshadowing is used throughout the novel. Locate four examples of foreshadowing, and discuss how they are used to indicate things to come. Be sure to explain not only the situation, but also how the author uses foreshadowing to add dramatic tension and anticipation.

Essay Topic 3

The novel makes a strong point about the teens level of consumerism, in that the teenagers are constantly bombarded with advertisements and changes to fashion. Locate examples of these fashion changes throughout the book. What are the examples? Why do the teenagers automatically follow them? What happens toward the end of the book that makes the teenager's freeze? What do you think the author is saying about consumerism?

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