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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 creature scares Klara in Part II?

2. What does Klara believe is the source of all her "nourishment"?

3. Why does Chrissie tell Klara she envies Klara?

4. What shape does Klara often see in her own vision?

5. Who says she wants to take Klara home in Part I and visits Klara several times?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Manager say is extraordinary about Klara?

4. What does Klara think about the interaction between the Coffee Cup Lady and the man?

5. How does Klara react to the girl with the short spiky hair who comes into the store?

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

7. What does Klara notice about some of the humans with their AFs on the street?

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

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

10. What happens between Rick and the other children at the interaction meeting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay comparing and contrasting the way Klara seems to think of and process her memories and the way the main humans in the novel - namely Josie and Chrissie - do the same.

Essay Topic 2

How does Klara's understanding and perceptions of the sun - and its capabilities - change over the course of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Klara eventually win over some of the humans who are suspicious of, or hostile to her, at first? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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