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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 a near-stranger send Emilia's son for his birthday?

2. Who picks Marvin up from the street in Part III?

3. What design does Alina cut into the kentuki's feathers?

4. Who does the woman in Vancouver buy the kentuki for?

5. What does the kentuki the woman buys in Vancouver look like?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprises Claudio about his trip to see his uncle in Buenos Aires?

2. How does Marvin narrowly escape losing his kentuki forever in Part IV?

3. Who helps Grigor with his Fallback plan and how does Grigor feel about this person?

4. How does Emilia start making direct contact with Klaus?

5. What does Grigor do regarding running his business to avoid arousing any suspicion?

6. Why does Alina start to physically alter and abuse the kentuki in Part IV?

7. What does Claudio gather from the contents of the metal box in his uncle's apartment?

8. Why does Sven take a greater interest in Alina's kentuki in Part IV?

9. What does Emila see a visitor in Eva's apartment doing that really upsets her?

10. What does Klaus do to make it look like Emilia, acting through the kentuki, has been making trouble in Eva's hosue?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How does Sven's art installation project, and the stunning invasion of Alina's privacy it is largely based on, change Alina's perceptions of her own experiences with her kentuki? How does the art installation project affect Alina's perceptions of kentukis and their purposes in general? 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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