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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. How many passengers are in the car that runs down Gwendy’s late husband?

2. Which of the following does Gareth reference as he threatens Gwendy?

3. What is the name of Gwendy’s assistant in the Senate?

4. With which of the following does Chapter 39 begin?

5. On which of the following insects does Gareth remark?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Gwendy perceive the knock at her door to summon her to her mental assessment on the space station?

2. What does Gwendy note had been Gareth’s mantra (347)?

3. What does Gwendy describe as “the biggest miracle of all” (296)?

4. How does Gwendy report regarding the Vice President?

5. To what does Gwendy attribute the origin of her mental condition?

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

7. What prevents Gwendy from napping after she reviews the email Charlotte sends her?

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

9. What demonstration does Adesh give with his bugs?

10. What information does Charlotte provide in response to Gwendy’s appended query?

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. On what grounds might the current divisions be in place? Why and how are they appropriate to the text?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Overall, what is the most important theme of Gwendy’s Final Task. What in the text indicates as much? How does it do so?

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