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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. In Chapter 10, the narrator realizes he must return to corporate HQ for what reason?
2. Whose face does the narrator claim he sees his own turning into in the mirror in Chapter 1?
3. What refers to an expression or a proposition, often algebraic, asserting the equality of two quantities?
4. An excerpt called "corporate ownership of" says Universe 31 was sold by its first owners to what company?
5. Chapter 14 begins with a repeat of the warning that when "it" happens, Charles does what?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who does the narrator describe in Chapter 7? How does he communicate with this person?
2. How does the narrator describe his mother in Chapter 3? What time period is she reliving?
3. What robotic services are described in the excerpt "convenience, particular sadness of"?
4. What symbolism and foreshadowing can be seen as the narrator arrives in Loop City in Chapter 10?
5. What is significant about the narrator's memory of his father in Chapter 12?
6. What is the reality of the setting like in the novel? How does the author express the abstractions of the setting?
7. How is the size of Universe 31 described in the novel?
8. How does the narrator describe being in Loop City in Chapter 11?
9. What does the narrator advise to the client in Chapter 8? What is his assessment of his clients' desires?
10. How is the style of the book established through the table of contents and opening quotes?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss foreshadowing and symbolism in Chapter 10. What does the narrator seeing himself outside the time capsule foreshadow?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze the character of the narrator's father in the story, and then discuss the theme of psychology in the novel. How is time travel similar to self-analysis?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and analyze the book from the future and its metaphorical meaning in the novel. How does the book relate to the theme of memory?
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