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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 did Lancelot do to rescue the conversation with Janos?

2. In Chapter 7, Lancelot beings to talk about what?

3. At the end of Chapter 9, where does Lancelot continue to claim they are living?

4. At the end of Chapter 7, where did Lancelot's wife tell Lancelot she was heading?

5. In Chapter 7, the theme of the novel continues to grow, and appears to be what?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Lancelot went into the library, what did he find his daughter discussing with the librarian?

2. What did Margot announce to Lancelot when she refuses to go away with him?

3. Why does Lancelot get to leave the hospital?

4. What is the role Margot is supposed to play in the movie?

5. What will be the difference in women between the New World and the current world?

6. What does Lancelot claim as the point of his quest through the story?

7. What does Lancelot think about his son's decision to become a homosexual?

8. What was wrong with the tapes Elgin made for Lancelot?

9. Lancelot wants to create his own world where women will be treated how?

10. What did the couple, who were trapped in a hurricane, tell each other that made them closer than before?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lancelot believes that he has discovered the truth about evil. What is this truth? Give three examples that support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What is a tragic hero? Who is a tragic hero in the story? Why? Use at least two examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Is Lancelot a moral character? What about the others? Why? What definition of moral character are you using? Support your answer with examples from the book.

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