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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 is Philip Lentz starting to use as he works on implementation B?
2. When does Richard recall parting with C.?
3. Where does Richard move to, at the beginning of "Galatea 2.2"?
4. What does Richard see in the photograph of Philip Lentz and his wife?
5. What is Richard worried about after his lunch with Philip Lentz and the others?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Helen start to want to see images of?
2. What has Lentz accomplished by the time he builds implementation F?
3. What is Lentz's success with implementation A and implementation B?
4. What were Richard's thoughts about getting married when he was with C.?
5. Why does Helen ultimately shut herself down?
6. What does Richard feel about participating in Lentz's project?
7. What work do Richard and Lentz begin together?
8. Why does Lentz not cut into Helen?
9. How does Richard Powers use flashbacks in his narrative?
10. What does Richard feel about himself and about his writing while Lentz is redesigning implementation B?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Helen ultimately shuts herself down because she is not adjusted to the real world, just the world of literature and Richard's personality. To what extent is this an allegory for machines and even for modern human culture? Are people today in the same position as Helen?
Essay Topic 2
Richard and Helen are both creatures (in addition to the author) who live by making things with words. What are the advantages of creating worlds with words, and what are the disadvantages?
Essay Topic 3
Helen shuts herself down in defiance of a world she does not feel at home in. Is "Galatea 2.2" a book about being out of one's element? How is this feeling presented throughout the novel, and what possible antidotes are there for it?
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