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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. At the end of Chapter 2, what was the name of the city that the narrator's people came from?

2. In Chapter 9, what does Quig tell Loreen was in the road when he swerves the car?

3. In Chapter 2, when were the sewers in the open counties created?

4. In Chapter 4, what does Loreen give Fan to eat in the morning?

5. In Chapter 4, in what direction does Fan go?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 6, what is said about Reg and Fan's relationship and what they did together?

2. Why do Quig and Glynnis ask the innkeepers about buying the inn in Chapter 11?

3. At the end of Chapter 4, what happens after Fan makes a mess in the storage closet where she is put after arriving at Quig's place?

4. In Chapter 10, how did Quig lose his livelihood overnight?

5. In Chapter 8, when was there an interruption in the consumer relationship between B-Mor and the Charters?

6. Why does Quig leave the inn alone at the end of Chapter 11?

7. In Chapter 1, who is Fan and what was she like?

8. How is the landscape outside the compound in Chapter 7 different from what Fan expects?

9. In Chapter 2, why did everyone have to leave Xixu City in New China?

10. What are some issues that B-Mor residents struggle with in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The girls at Miss Cathy’s decide to help Fan. Do the girls know how their decision to help Fan might affect their lives? What sacrifices do the girls make to try to help Fan? How do those sacrifices affect their lives?

Essay Topic 2

There are several symbiotic relationships in the novel. In what way is the relationship between Quig and the people living in his compound symbiotic? How is the relationship between the Charters and B-Mor symbiotic? What issues might develop if a symbiotic relationship breaks down? What is revealed about those problems when cracks develop in the relationship between B-Mor and the Charters?

Essay Topic 3

Although the lives of people in B-Mor are controlled, they are also free to leave at any time. Why is the ability to leave B-Mor only a perceived freedom? When Fan leaves B-Mor, does she find freedom? How is her ability to find freedom hampered by the controlled society in the novel?

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