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

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Richard to come home in tears?

2. How does Richard think about his letters to C.?

3. What does Lentz do as a result of Helen's response during his and Richard's argument?

4. Where does Lentz take Richard?

5. What did C's letters to Richard contain?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a character sketch of the author based on his style and content. What values does he hold dear? What are his hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think he is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.

Essay Topic 2

When Richard meets Lentz, Lentz is experimenting with machines that can recognize beautiful music, and Helen ultimately requests music and poetry from Richard. Are Richard and Lentz asking the machines to do two different things, or are music and poetry treated as the same project?

Essay Topic 3

To what degree is this book internally consistent? How much does it follow the rules it lays out?

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