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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. How long ago were the caverns of the community closest to the surface in "Small and Bright" built?

2. What is the woman missing in "Revolution Shuffle"?

3. In "Revolution Shuffle," what is the man missing?

4. How long ago did a band of Orm Mountain rebels kill 120 people in "The Long Memory"?

5. In "the river," what city does the woman live in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Geminii leave for Orion when she surfaces?

2. How is the U.S. government and civilization coping since the epidemic?

3. Who is Alandrix, and who does she write?

4. In "the river," what happens to the mayor of Detroit, his wife, and party guests?

5. Why is it thought that the humans want the Sol Gatherers?

6. What is the Teen Justice Force?

7. Why does Alonzo retire from being a superhero, and why does he go back to being a superhero?

8. What caused a decline in the stability of the North in "The Long Memory"?

9. How did A. meet Tamee?

10. How are the Sol Gatherers hidden when the humans come looking for them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Irony is a literary device where the real meaning of words is contradicted or concealed. Where does Vagabond use irony in Kafka’s Last Laugh? How does the use of irony create a contrast between what readers expect and what happens?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. Choose two of the stories in the book and explain how the point of view influences what readers know about events and characters and how the point of view in these stories help readers connect with and understand characters.

Essay Topic 3

Fred thinks he has a dream in “Sanford and Sun.” What is revealed about enlightenment and worth through his experience/dream?

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