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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 11, after the TM-31 is put in a holding pattern because of traffic, the narrator leaves the capsule with who?
2. An excerpt from the book, "page 101," says that who will write the book How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe?
3. Specifically, Charles's occupational title is "certified network technician" for what devices?
4. A book excerpt, "reality, in relation to," says Universe 31 has a science fiction _____ wrapped around it.
5. In Charles' memory in Chapter 12, his father talks to him as his mind wanders to an advertisement he saw in a comic book for what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is described in the excerpt "unfinished nature of"?
2. What is metaphorical about the narrator's visit to see his mother in Chapter 13?
3. How is the correlation between human emotion and time travel symbolized in Chapter 9?
4. Why is TAMMY crying in Chapter 2?
5. Who does the narrator describe in Chapter 7? How does he communicate with this person?
6. What has caused the problem with the narrator's ship in Chapter 10? What is symbolic about this?
7. How are the setting and protagonist of the novel described in Chapter 1?
8. Discuss the metaphor for time travel and its relation to the narrator's father in Chapter 3. What does the symbolism say about the narrator's father?
9. What does the theme park in Loop City symbolize?
10. What symbolism and foreshadowing can be seen as the narrator arrives in Loop City in Chapter 10?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Define the genre of metafiction and analyze the stylistic elements of the novel. How does the novel's style reflect metafiction?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and discuss the theory of "chronodiegetics" and the relationship between time and literature in the novel. How is literary narrative symbolized?
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