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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 rare ultradense chemical element was the cube coated with in Kirsch's lab?

2. In an CNN interview in Chapter 63, Dr. Bennett claimed that the Roswell saucer was a government weather balloon called what?

3. When did Palmarian pope Clemente lose both of his eyeballs in a car accident?

4. What information did Ambra reveal to the prince after his proposal?

5. Into how many "nights" or chapters is The Four Zoas divided?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Ambra and Langdon lose contact with Winston? How do they regain contact?

2. What is ironic about Kirsch's computer lab?

3. What does "E-WAVE" refer to in the novel?

4. Why did Kirsch's mother place him in an orphanage?

5. How did Edmond Kirsch's mother die?

6. What is the important clue that Langdon finds in Kirsch's home?

7. Why is Commander Garza arrested?

8. How did Avila become involved in the plot of killing Kirsch?

9. What do the vials and needles in Kirsch's home indicate?

10. What does Julian's father confess to him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the narrative style of Origin. From what perspective is the story related? Is it related in the past, present, or future tense? How does this narrative style influence the plot of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss three examples of foreshadowing or red herrings in Origin. What clues indicate future events in the story and how do those events play out? For what purpose does the author employ each example of foreshadowing or red herrings? Were you led astray by any of these clues?

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