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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 Titus do with the memories Violet sends?

2. Why does Violet want to go home?

3. What does Titus think Violet might be talking about as she mentions things she wants to do?

4. Why is Quendy angry with Titus?

5. What happens to Violet's during dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. List as many items as you can from Violet's 'to do' list.

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

3. Explain why Violet wants to try to resist the feed.

4. Explain what has happened to Jefferson Park, and why Violet and Titus' father argue about this.

5. What does Violet chat to Titus about her family, and their feeds?

6. Describe Violet's father.

7. What does Violet say about her idea of what living life is?

8. Describe Titus and Violet's fight about the state of America, and why it made Titus feel stupid.

9. Explain the discomfort between Titus and Violet as they are lying on the grass outside her home.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

The language used by the author in the novel is definitely different than in other novels. What do you think the author was trying to achieve with this language? Do you think the language helps convey the concepts of teenage life, or do you think it detracts from the novel?

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