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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. With which of the following does Chapter 7 begin?

2. For which office had Sheila Brigham worked?

3. Approximately how many people can the elevator to the launch vehicle accommodate?

4. What is Gwendy's call sign on the mission?

5. Which of the following does Gwendy author?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize Ryan Brown's Black Friday tradition.

2. What noises from Gareth interrupt Gwendy and Adesh as they confer on the way to the space station?

3. For what purpose do Lundgren and Drinkwater call Gwendy forward after the space vehicle leaves the atmosphere?

4. Of what does Gwendy dream while dozing before her televised conference?

5. What does Harris forecast to Gwendy from the actions of the previous holder of the puzzle-box?

6. Why is Adesh granted a private cabin?

7. Where is the fire-damage to Gwendy's house concentrated?

8. What occasions a thud and a flash on the ascent into space?

9. What accounts for Gwendy's name?

10. What protections have been put in place around Gwendy's home in the wake of the fire?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A lack of formal sectional division in the novel obliges a fairly arbitrary breakdown of the text for purposes of study and discussion. How might the novel be sectioned off other than it currently is? Why might those divisions be appropriate, based on the text and its contexts of composition and reception?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the ethical implications of the novel's resolution. That is, what are the ethics involved in how Gwendy completes her final task?

Essay Topic 3

Explicate the meanings of the colors of the buttons on the puzzle box. That is, explain why the colors associate with the functions noted.

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