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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Faustine tell Morel she thinks he is?

2. What does the man think is causing him to hallucinate?

3. What happens to the first flowers the narrator picks?

4. How does the narrator recognize the poisonous plants?

5. What does the woman watch every afternoon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way is it strange that the people come back to the island? How does the story change when the people return?

Essay Topic 2

Compare the narrator to the person he is at the beginning of the book to the person he is at the end.

1. What does the narrator hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events change the narrator's ideas about life?

3. How has the narrator's character changed by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 3

How does Morel's machine work? Does the machine have any links with real life technology? What could Morel's machine be used to do in contemporary society?

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