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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. In Chapter 22, how old is Vik's colleague who is retiring?

2. In Chapter 22, what is the success rate of the drug that Vik's colleague develops?

3. In Chapter 17, what do the girls use to paint a wall?

4. In Chapter 14, how much older is Mister Leo than Quig?

5. In Chapter 17, which girl always leads the exercise sessions before Fan arrives?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 13, how do B-Mor residents get a chance to live in a Charter village, and who had that opportunity?

2. Where does Vik take Fan in Chapter 22, and what does Fan discover there?

3. What happens at the end of Chapter 14 when Fan tries to stay awake?

4. In Chapter 16, what is it like for Fan at first after Quig and Loreen leave her with Miss Cathy?

5. At the end of Chapter 24, what does Oliver say about Vik and Betty?

6. At the end of Chapter 20, what does Fan do when Vik falls asleep?

7. At the end of Chapter 26 what are Oliver's plans for Fan and how does she escape?

8. In Chapter 21, what is the fitness center like at Vik's condo?

9. What are the girls like that Fan meets at the end of Chapter 16 and who are they?

10. Where does Vik take Fan in Chapter 21 and what is the place like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The girls immediately like Fan and enjoy her company. What is the relationship like between the girls and Fan? How does the relationship change the lives of Fan and the girls?

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 Charter residents have good lives with many advantages, their lives are not totally secure. What type of life does Quig and his family have in the Charter village? How do they lose that life? What other instances of Charters being force to live a Charter village are told in the novel? What do those incidents reveal about the precariousness of life?

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