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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 Richard decide in response to his discovery that Lentz deceived him?

2. What does Richard think about after he gets the invitation from Diana Hartrick?

3. Who does Philip Lentz call in to watch his experiment with implementation B?

4. What causes Richard to threaten to leave Philip Lentz's project?

5. What did Richard and C. have to furnish their apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Richard say he was originally attracted to C.?

2. What advances does implementation G make after implementation F?

3. Describe the relationship between Philip Lentz and Richard.

4. What is Helen's relationship with music?

5. How does Richard Powers use flashbacks in his narrative?

6. How does Taylor's death affect Richard and C.'s relationship?

7. What were Richard's thoughts about getting married when he was with C.?

8. Why was the fact of C.'s parents moving to Limburg a crisis for Richard and C.?

9. What is back propagation?

10. What made C. appealing to Richard when he met her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Evaluate your own reading of "Galatea 2.2". Did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.

Essay Topic 2

As Richard recalls his time with C., he also makes advances toward Diana and A. If "Galatea 2.2" is a book about getting over a lover, what does Richard Powers suggest as the best method? Does he ultimately WANT to get over C.?

Essay Topic 3

Richard writes a book and Diana calls it misanthropic. Is "Galatea 2.2" a misanthropic novel? If so, what is the cause of its misanthropy? If not, what is the cause of its affection for mankind?

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