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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 Alina's one good friend in Oaxaca do for a living?

2. Who owns the kentuki Cheng Shi-Xu is a dweller in?

3. What does Alina do every morning?

4. What animal does Robin's kentuki look like?

5. What does Grigor's father make for them to eat as a way to save money?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How would you describe the process that unfolds that allows Marvin, as a kentuki dweller, to bond with and understand his keeper Lis? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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