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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. Which of the following does Gwendy reference to Gareth?

2. In what year does Gwendy serve as Charlotte's bridesmaid?

3. What drug does Harris take when delivering the puzzle box to Gwendy?

4. What is the *name* of Gwendy's father's dog?

5. Of what does Gwendy note Adesh smells?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Summarize Ryan Brown's Black Friday tradition.

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

5. How does Gwendy describe the weather facing the flight crew on liftoff?

6. What sign had formerly graced the approach to the flight vehicle?

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

8. What comments are made about the older members of the audience for the space launch?

9. What accounts for Gwendy's name?

10. Describe the box Gwendy carries.

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

Notably, the puzzle box has buttons only for six continents. What significance accrues to the exclusion of Antarctica from the box? How does it accrue?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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