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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 Josie do after her mother says they can take Klara home from the store?

2. Why does Chrissie tell Klara to travel in the front of the car on the way home from Josie's favorite childhood spot?

3. Who helps Klara out of a tight spot at the interaction meeting?

4. Which is the most desirable spot in the store for Klara and the other AFs to stand in?

5. What does Josie want Rick to come to in Part II?

Short Essay Questions

1. What seems to be the source of Josie's illness?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Josie treat Klara after the Morgan's Falls trip?

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

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 2

What is the purpose of the interaction meetings Josie's mother and the other parents set up for their children, and why are they necessary? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Ishiguro describe Manager's treatment of the AFs, especially Klara, throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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