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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 do Violet and her father ask FeedTech for?
2. What does the salesperson claim he saw on the tops of the domes?
3. What does Violet tell Titus happened in Central America?
4. Why did Violet think Link was youch?
5. Why is Link called 'Link'?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain why Loga and Calista are mean to Violet in 'The Real Thing'.
2. Describe Violet's father.
3. Describe what Quendy has done to her body, and why.
4. Why is Titus uneasy around Violet?
5. Explain how Link received his name.
6. Explain why Titus enjoys Violet so much.
7. Explain what happens when Violet sends the advertisements she received from her shopping trip to Titus.
8. Describe what Titus is experiencing at the end of 'A Day in the Country'.
9. Explain what happens during Spin the Bottle.
10. Describe the dilemma Titus experiences as he tries to buy an upcar.
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
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 3
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?
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