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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 design does Alina cut into the kentuki's feathers?

2. What does Emilia actually help Eva with in her apartment in Part IV?

3. Where does Marvin find himself after being picked up from the street in Part III?

4. What does Claudio's uncle's kentuki do after Claudio's uncle dies?

5. Which city does Claudio visit in Part III?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Marvin's relationship with his father like?

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

3. What does Marvin decide to do when his dragon kentuki is no longer obligated to be kept in the shop?

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

5. How does Enzo feel in Part IV when his kentuki seems to be avoiding him?

6. Why does the Vancouver mother destroy her new kentuki within several minutes of connecting it?

7. What kinds of accessories does Marvin ask Jesper for for his kentuki?

8. In Part III, how well or badly is Grigor's Fallback going?

9. In Part III, what is the most disturbing experience Grigor has as a dweller?

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

What is Grigor's "Fallback" operation, and what forces in the markets and in society are conspiring to make it a financial success? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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

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?

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