How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe: A Novel Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Charles Yu
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How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe: A Novel Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Charles Yu
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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 most common nickname of the capital city of Universe 31?

2. Charles and Ed watch buskers playing what kind of music in Chapter 11?

3. In Chapter 10, the narrator realizes he must return to corporate HQ for what reason?

4. In what person is the book written?

5. What does Phil start to do before he crashes in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about the narrator's memory of his father in Chapter 12?

2. How does the narrator describe being in Loop City in Chapter 11?

3. How are the setting and protagonist of the novel described in Chapter 1?

4. How is the narrator's existence metaphorical for contemporary society?

5. What problem does the narrator discover with his ship in Chapter 10?

6. How does Chapter 3 begin? What is significant about time travel in this chapter?

7. What has caused the problem with the narrator's ship in Chapter 10? What is symbolic about this?

8. What is revealed about the narrator in Chapter 14?

9. What is revealed about Universe 31 in the excerpt "reality, in relation to"?

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

Analyze and discuss the theory of "chronodiegetics" and the relationship between time and literature in the novel. How is literary narrative symbolized?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the settings of Universe 31 and TM-31. What is the size of the universe? How big is Charles's ship?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the setting of Loop City in the narrative. How does Loop City reflect the cities of our world today?

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