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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 have people begun to see on their skin in 'Impact'?

2. Where does everything from the feed go?

3. What does Violet offer Titus in this chapter?

4. Why can't Titus discover where he is?

5. Where does Titus' father go after his visit?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Explain the protests about the moon.

4. Explain why Titus doesn't want to try and cheer Violet up when she cries in the hospital.

5. Describe what life was like, according to Titus, before the feed, and what this means to him.

6. Describe why the girls help Quendy with her hair, and why Titus finds this important.

7. When Titus doesn't tell Violet about his friends going mal, he feels he is protecting her from something. Why is he so bothered by their actions?

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

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

10. Describe what happens when the feed is turned back on.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the book, author M.T. Anderson makes reference to many issues currently facing the world, including a reliance on technology, corporate ownership of nearly everything, a dumbing down of society, environmental issues, and others. Choose one of the issues M.T. Anderson discusses in the novel that affects the modern world. What is the issue? How does this issue appear in our own time? How is it portrayed in the novel? What do you think Anderson is trying to say about this issue?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout "Feed", symbolism is used to represent things in modern society. Discuss the use of and meaning of malfunctioning, lesions, and the feed. What do these symbolize from modern society, and why did the author choose to include them?

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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