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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 baby name do Olivia and Braden consider?

2. What Lord of the Rings character does Olivia recall clearly?

3. What beer does Dirk chug?

4. Per the novel, who was repelled from Persia in 399 BC?

5. Who is Lily’s fencing coach?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lily think the gender-distribution of orchestral musicians strange?

2. How does the novel gloss the term “chaser”?

3. How does Newcomb describe his first experience testifying in court?

4. What does Asher note talking about with Ava upon first meeting her?

5. How does Lily turn her match against Seidlarz at Dartmouth?

6. What surprises Lily about the Rainbow Alliance?

7. How does the novel describe the process of making honey simple syrup?

8. In the novel, what is a steamed cheese?

9. What does Ava cite as early evidence of Lily’s status as trans?

10. In which of Ava’s features does Olivia discern Lily?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A lack of formal sectional—as opposed to chapter-by-chapter—division in the novel obliges a fairly arbitrary breakdown of the text for purposes of study and discussion. How might the novel be sectioned off other than it currently is? Why might those divisions be appropriate, based on the text and its contexts of composition and reception?

Essay Topic 2

Early in the novel, much is made of mourning rituals. Consider similar ceremonies in your own experience. How do they compare to those presented in Mad Honey?

Essay Topic 3

Typically, an epigraph is expected to speak to or set the tone for the work it introduces. Does the epigraph of Mad Honey do so for the present novel? How or how not?

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