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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 piece of art was Winston directed by Kirsch to specifically show Langdon in Chapter 8?

2. What is the Spanish word that means computer?

3. When was Madrid seized back from the Muslims by Alfonso VI?

4. What was the first 3-D-printed polymer gun called?

5. Where did Ambra attend a fundraiser in Madrid four months ago, according to the narrator in Chapter 44?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Langdon and Ambra escape the museum after Kirsch's murder?

2. With whom is Edmond Kirsch meeting in the Prologue? Why?

3. What symbol(s) appear on the getaway car used by Avila? Why are they significant?

4. Why did Ambra accept Julian's proposal? Why does she regret it?

5. How does Avila smuggle in the weapon he uses in the museum? What weapon is it?

6. What inner conflict does Ambra struggle with as Kirsch begins his presentation?

7. Why is Kirsch anxious before his presentation?

8. What is the Guardia Real?

9. How does Kirsch's presentation begin at the Guggenheim?

10. Why does Winston contact Langdon during Kirsch's presentation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the revelation of Winston's actions change Langdon's views about technology? What questionable actions does Winston commit in the course of the novel? What implications do Winston's actions have?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss three examples of irony in Origin. How does the author employ dramatic irony? How is verbal irony used? What is situational irony and how is it employed? What purpose does each example serve?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the plot structure of Origin. What is the inciting incident of the narrative? Where does the climax occur? What information is revealed in the falling action and denouement of the story?

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