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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of trauma did Audrey suffer?

2. What was C.'s experience of certification?

3. What does Helen make Richard see about consciousness?

4. What do Richard and Harold Plover discuss in section VIII?

5. What does Helen have to be able to do in order to analyze literature?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

To what extent is Helen a replacement for the children Richard and C. never had? To what extent does Richard's writing fill that role?

Essay Topic 2

Does Lentz become a replacement for C.? How does Lentz call out the same struggles and aspects of Richard's personality that had been called out in Richard's relationship with C.? Alternatively, does Helen become a replacement for C. and how does "she" call out the same struggles Richard had been engaged in with C.?

Essay Topic 3

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.?

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