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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 Enzo's kentuki often do when Enzo calls it?

2. How does Alina think of her kentuki?

3. Where do Robin and her friends live?

4. What does Alina do every morning?

5. What is the name of the nursing home in Barcelona?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Enzo think Mister, his kentuki, helps him with?

8. Why does Alina buy a kentuki and become a keeper?

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 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

How does Emilia feel about being a dweller at first, and how do her feelings begin to change after she acts as a dweller for some time and "meets" her keeper Eva? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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