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

2. Who has Marvin recently lost in his life?

3. What does Alina's one good friend in Oaxaca do for a living?

4. What does Enzo's kentuki look like?

5. When does Cheng Shi-Xu start to realize he might be in trouble in real life related to his kentuki activities?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Enzo propose to Mister in Part II which results in his disappointment and hurt feelings?

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

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

6. Why does Grigor execute his Fallback?

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

8. What is a non-negotiable aspect of the kentuki, per the manufacturer's rules?

9. What does Marvin think of the place his kentuki seems to be situated in?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Why does Enzo try so hard to forge a real-world connection with the dweller of his kentuki, and why does Enzo become so distressed when the dweller shows no interest in speaking with him person-to-person? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Emilia takes the step to speak to Klaus, Eva's boyfriend, before she ever speaks to Eva? What are Emilia's range of feelings about Klaus from when she first sees him as a dweller to when she begins speaking to him on the phone? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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