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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. Why can't Titus discover where he is?

2. What does Titus do at the end of 'Awake'?

3. Why is Calista able to get into parties?

4. Where is Link?

5. What does Violet ask Titus if he can do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain what Violet means by the days at the hospital being salad days.

3. When Titus is speaking of the sale at Weatherbee & Crotch, what does he say, and what does his tone and choice of words convey?

4. Titus mentions they will be offline for a while, so the police can pull off information to use against the hacker. Do you think it would be fair to pull data from a computer in your brain to use, without your express permission?

5. What does the text of 'Awake' indicate about how much the teenagers rely on the feed?

6. Titus is freely willing to trade mega corporations his personal information and allow them to control him if it means he gets everything he wants. Does this seem to be a good deal to you?

7. Explain the girl's theory of the face grid.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "Feed", many of the teens completely lose their individuality as the feed pushes them to conform to a specific marketing profile. This is symbolized at the end of the novel, when hipsters are hit with Nostalgic Feedback. Explain what Nostalgic Feedback is, and what it does. Next, explain how people like Quendy and Loga completely lose their own identities when they conform to the marketing concept. Finally, explain Violet's point, that there is a spiral between people and marketers that makes everything and everyone more basic and simple. What does she mean by this?

Essay Topic 2

M.T. Anderson makes a strong argument against consumerism in the novel, as his characters find themselves mere puppets to economic materialism. Choose two examples of anti consumerism in the novel, and discuss them. What is the example? How does it argue against consumerism? What is M.T. Anderson trying to say about consumerism? What is your opinion of the portrayal of consumerism in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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