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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 12 begin?

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

3. To what are Gwendy's tears compared?

4. To which of the following is Gwendy compared?

5. To which of the following does Gwendy compare herself?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Adesh granted a private cabin?

2. Under what circumstances is the flight crew likely to encounter their Chinese counterparts?

3. What fate befell the most recent holder of the puzzle box before Gwendy?

4. What connection do the Brighams have to the launch?

5. What argument does Pete Riley initially attempt to convince Gwendy to run for Senate?

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

7. What information does Gwendy receive about Ryan's death from an anonymous caller?

8. Describe the box Gwendy carries.

9. Summarize Magowan's political position.

10. What basic assumption does Gwendy harbor about the wealthy, to which she thinks Gareth an exception?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

To what genre other than science fiction might Gwendy’s Final Task be considered to belong? What in the text supports that identification? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

Given that the novel is the third in a trilogy, what assumptions does it appear to make about readers being familiar with the earlier volumes in the trilogy? What in the novel indicates those assumptions? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

Assuming that Gwendy’s Final Task should be standard reading for a given class and level, what class and what level? Why that class and why that level? What in the text suggests as much, and how does it do so?

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