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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 does Violet reveal at the end of 'So Much to Do'?

2. What does Titus wait for Violet to do?

3. What does Titus 'dream' about in 'Nudging Again'?

4. What does Violet want to do before she dies?

5. What does Violet think Quendy's lesions represent?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why Titus is confused as he and Violet sit in her house, and she talks of all the things she wants to do.

2. Describe Titus' dream in 'Nudging Again'?

3. Describe the sea as Titus and Violet view it, and what is shows about the world Titus lives in.

4. Describe what Quendy has done to her body, and why.

5. Explain what Violet tells Titus about Central America, and what he hears on the radio.

6. Explain what happens when Violet sends the advertisements she received from her shopping trip to Titus.

7. Explain how Link received his name.

8. Describe the dilemma Titus experiences as he tries to buy an upcar.

9. Describe what Titus is experiencing at the end of 'A Day in the Country'.

10. Explain why Titus enjoys Violet so much.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Violet's character is unique in the novel, in that she is a traditionalist, whereas Titus is not. Compare and contrast Violet's character with those of Titus and his friends. How is she similar? How is she different? What are these differences? Why do you think such differences exist? What does this say about the effect of the feed and of social class on the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Violet's father feels very differently about the world than other individuals. Discuss Violet's father. Why is he different than other parents? What is his primary goal? Why does he home school Violet? What effect does this have on her? What is his passion? Why does he choose to speak as he does? Who does he blame at the end of the novel for the death of his daughter, and why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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