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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 Klara tell Chrissie about Josie getting well in Part II?

2. What does Klara realize is the central place in Josie's kitchen?

3. Who does Rosa take her turn in the most desirable spot in the store with?

4. Which building can Klara see most clearly from the shop she is in?

5. What does Josie do after her mother says they can take Klara home from the store?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why is it strange that Rick comes to the interaction meeting?

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

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

8. What does Manager say is extraordinary about Klara?

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

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

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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