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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 tell Marvin to do if anything bad happens to the kentuki he is dwelling in?

2. Who has Marvin recently lost in his life?

3. What alarms Emilia's son when she tells him about her kentuki?

4. Who sometimes visits Marvin's kentuki and knocks on the shop window's glass?

5. What does Alina name her kentuki?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Grigor execute his Fallback?

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

6. How does Luca feel about Mister, and why?

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

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

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

10. How does Emilia change the rhythms of her own life once she becomes a dweller?

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

Why does Eider, at the nursing home in Barcelona, suspect that the kentukis they have bought for the residents there have disconnected themselves deliberately? What do you think Schweblin is trying to communicate to the reader about the motivations of kentuki dwellers through this vignette? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions?

Essay Topic 3

Grigor has the somewhat unique experience of witnessing dozens, if not hundreds, of environments as he sets up brand new connections for potential dwellers. What are Grigor's most disturbing experiences, and how does he handle them? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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