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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 does Manager scold Klara for?

2. What happens a few days after Chrissie's and Klara's trip together?

3. What feeling does Josie accuse Rick of having concerning her in Part II?

4. What is the best day to go to Josie's favorite childhood spot?

5. What does Rick do in his and Josie's game?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Manager say is extraordinary about Klara?

2. What do the children in the interaction meeting propose doing with Klara, and how does Josie react to this idea?

3. Why does Klara think the sun is pouring into the room with the interaction meeting in Part II?

4. What is the purpose of the interaction meetings Josie has to participate in?

5. What does Josie tell Klara is an important part of the question of whether Klara will come to live with Josie?

6. Why does Klara like being in the front window of the store?

7. How does Klara see the world, meaning what is her field of vision like?

8. What is a source of pollution that Klara and the other AFs in the store begin to resent, and why do they feel this way?

9. How does Rick treat Klara when they first meet?

10. In Part I, how does Klara think of the sun?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who or what does Klara always believe is responsible for Josie's cure? Why does she believe this, and what does this belief reveal about Klara's character and nature? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does Ishiguro treat the idea of meritocracy in society in this novel, and what effect does technology have on meritocracy in the society he creates? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What so some of Klara's major misperceptions about the world - namely, that the sun is an omniscient and conscious actor in the world and in human affairs - reveal about the limits of both AF and possibly human understanding? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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