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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 Lis do for Marvin in Part II that changes everything for him as a dweller?

2. How does Marvin communicate with the kentuki keeper through the kentuki?

3. What language does the keeper of the kentuki Emilia dwells in speak?

4. Who is Enzo's good friend in real life whom he often talks with?

5. Who do Robin and her friends harass at school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Emilia's son set her up as a dweller?

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

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

4. How does Alina feel about Sven, in general?

5. Why does Enzo have a kentuki in his house to begin with?

6. What does Robin's kentuki dweller tell Robin and her friends that makes Robin very upset?

7. How does Emilia start to feel about her keeper, Eva?

8. What kind of rules does Alina set up for herself and her kentuki?

9. What is the gist of Grigor's Fallback plan?

10. Why does Grigor execute his Fallback?

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 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.

Essay Topic 3

How does Emilia's experiences as a kentuki dweller begin to affect her relationship with her son, who bought her the connection as a gift? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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