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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 the father of a boy who has a disability ask Grigor to set up for the boy regarding a kentuki connection?

2. How much does a physical kentuki cost?

3. What does Marvin want to "touch" as a dweller in his kentuki more than anything?

4. What is the first thing Robin and her friends do in front of her kentuki?

5. Who bought the kentukis for both Cecile and Jean-Claude?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jean-Claude cut Cheng Shi-Xu's connection to his kentuki?

2. How does Cheng Shi-Xu establish a relationship with Taolin?

3. Why is Robin uncomfortable with what her friends are doing in front of the kentuki?

4. What does Lis do for Marvin that Marvin thinks is fantastic?

5. Why does Grigor execute his Fallback?

6. What are the limitations of a kentuki dweller communicating with its keeper?

7. What does Robin do to communicate with the kentuki, and how does she feel about coming up with this idea?

8. In Part I, what do Robin, Amy, and Katia do in front of their kentuki that feels subversive to them?

9. How does Marvin feel when he figures out what kind of kentuki he is dwelling in?

10. What big event has just happened in Marvin's life when he becomes a dweller and how does he feel about it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What finally drives Enzo to sever his connection permanently with Mister, his kentuki? How does Enzo feel about severing his connection with Mister? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What is Grigor's "Fallback" operation, and what forces in the markets and in society are conspiring to make it a financial success? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What do you think Schweblin is trying to illustrate about the nature of new dweller/keeper relationships with the vignette about the experiences of the Vancouver mother, her two daughters, and their new kentuki? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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