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

2. What is the name of Gareth’s father?

3. With which of the following does Chapter 38 begin?

4. In which of the following shapes is the chocolate Gwendy eats before her mental health assessment on the space station?

5. With which of the following does Chapter 26 begin?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Gwendy report regarding the Vice President?

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

6. Of what does Gwendy dream on her fourth night on the space station?

7. What, per the novel, is sundowning?

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

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

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

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 2

A number of readers note the prevalence of overt real-world political messaging in the text. Does the presence of such add to or detract from the effect of the novel on your personal reading? How so?

Essay Topic 3

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

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