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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 what Senate committee does Gwendy meet via Zoom while on the space station?

2. With which of the following does Chapter 33 begin?

3. For which newspaper was Gwendy writing when she became unable to ignore her symptoms?

4. What nickname did the subject of interrogation in Derry carry in elementary school?

5. With which of the following does Chapter 43 begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the crew made aware of the fatal confrontation between Gwendy and Gareth?

2. In what ways does Gwendy perceive the space station like a haunted building in a movie?

3. What powers the rocket with which Gwendy has been sent into space?

4. What fate is posited for the person whose cell phone footage Charlotte sends to Gwendy?

5. What reason does Gwendy note for believing Gareth’s story about meeting Bobby?

6. What travel to Maine does Gareth note having undertaken?

7. How does Gwendy report regarding the Vice President?

8. What does Bobby remark is “the most important gift a young man can possess” (319)?

9. What technique does Gwendy learn to negotiate her mental lapses?

10. Why does Adesh report his conversations with other flight crew members to Gwendy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Which character, other than the protagonist and antagonist, is most important in the text? How does the work support such an assertion?

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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