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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 can the narrator see that Mary Hepburn can not in Book 2: Chapter 7?

2. What disease does Leon Trout contract from a Saigon prostitute?

3. Who finds himself posing as a protector of children?

4. Who is the only non-Kanka-bono who can converse with the Kanka-bonos?

5. Where is the Bahia headed in Book 2: Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Mary Hepburn begin her artificial insemination program? How old is she at the time?

2. How many times has the narrator seen the blue tunnel in to the Afterlife? Where has he seen it appear?

3. After 10 years on the Island, how does the Captain change?

4. How is Prince Richard murdered? Who kills him?

5. Is Siegfried von Kleist successful at committing suicide in Chapter 38? Explain.

6. What is the story behind Selena MacIntosh's blindness?

7. Why does Siegfried von Kleist dance in Chapter 37?

8. Who does Kamikaze catch by the spring and is about to copulate with?

9. What happens to Kazakh in Chapter 31?

10. What is the launching of Reyes's missile compared to in Chapter 34?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the need for human companionship as seen in the novel. To what extent do the characters need one another? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Mental illness is a disorder characterized by disturbances in a person's thoughts, emotions, or behavior. Compare and contrast the views of mental illness as seen in the novel to modern day society. Use at least three examples from the novel to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Make a case for or against the following statement: "Culture and society is just something that humans do because it is programmed in their brains." Use the novel for evidence to support your case.

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