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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 Rick do in his and Josie's game?

2. What does Manager tell the AFs they represent in the store window?

3. Who does Klara believe is revived by the sun in Part I?

4. What creature scares Klara in Part II?

5. What does Josie say Klara has to do before she can purchase Klara?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

6. What does Manager tell Klara about children who make promises to AFs?

7. What is Rick doing when Klara first meets him with Josie?

8. What does Chrissie ask Klara to do at Morgan's Falls?

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

10. What is the most significant difference between Klara and Rosa?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Ishiguro describe Rick's feelings and attitudes about the serious and consequential ethical issues his drones create? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why is Paul, Josie's father, so terribly upset about the replica Josie that Mr. Capaldi is creating at Chrissie's behest? How do Paul and Chrissie handle the fact of Josie's illness differently? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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