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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 worry Klara thinks about living with Josie?

2. What does Klara think of Josie's portrait in progress?

3. Why did Paul lose his job?

4. What does Klara tell Rick that Josie intends with the gift she sends Klara with to Rick in Part III?

5. What is Rick's mother's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Paul feel about Mr. Capaldi and the work he is doing for Chrissie on Josie?

2. What does playing the Bubble Game do to Rick and Josie's relationship?

3. Why does Miss Helen want to meet Vance, her old flame, in the city?

4. What does Klara ask Paul to help her with in Part IV?

5. What does Josie say about Rick's mother that makes Rick very angry?

6. What is a major source of grief for Chrissie?

7. What did Chrissie do to help her grieve Sal when Sal died?

8. What does Josie's and Rick's "plan" seem to involve?

9. What does Miss Helen say to Klara that could be considered rude when they first meet?

10. Why does Melania Housekeeper ask Klara not to leave Rick and Josie alone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Write an essay exploring Ishiguro's treatment of the theme of obsolescence in this novel, from both the human and AF perspectives.

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