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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. Who prefers a novel that makes a person uneasy?

2. Where does the reader find the key to Ludmilla's house?

3. Why is the reader put in a prison run by revolutionaries?

4. What is Marana's goal?

5. In "In a Network of Lines that Intersect," what does the underground want to do with the main character?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Marana seem like a strange character?

2. How are sensations used in the story "On the Carpet of Leaves Illuminated by the Moon"?

3. Why is the reader arrested? Who holds him and why?

4. Describe "In a Network of Lines that Enlace."

5. What is the role of the OAP?

6. What do you think Calvino is trying to say about censorship?

7. Describe the significance of the reader going from innocent to agent.

8. How does Flannery view his readers?

9. Describe the book "In a Network of Lines that Intersect."

10. How can reading stimulate life, according to the author?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Ludmilla's character. What is her significance to the story and to the main character. Do you think Ludmilla is a deep or shallow character? Cite two specific pieces of evidence from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the setting in the novel. Why is setting significant to the novel? How would the novel change if it had a different setting? Cite one piece of evidence from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the use of diction in the novel. How is word choice used effectively or ineffectively in the novel? Find at least five specific pieces of evidence to include in your essay.

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