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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 do Kayla Talcott and Lauren's birth mother have in common?

2. When is the last time it rains?

3. What types of books is Lauren reading?

4. What does Reverend Olamina do when Keith returns?

5. What drug does Lauren's mother take while she is pregnant with Lauren?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lauren think is the best thing that happens to Bianca and Jorge?

2. Why does Lauren describe the Noah story as having two parts?

3. What are the findings of the Anglo-Japanese Cosmological Station?

4. Why doesn't Harry want to stay and build a community with the group?

5. Why is there sometimes problems with the relationship between Rev. Olamina and Jay Garfield?

6. What does Lauren tell Joanne about to give her an idea of how bad society becomes?

7. What does Cory accuse her husband of after Keith runs away?

8. What does it take to be a good member of Earthseed?

9. What is "prodigy" according to the opening passage of the book?

10. What happens to Reverend Olamina's original church?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Violence is presented almost neutrally in this novel. Sometimes it is very stark and cruel and other times it seems as a necessary means to an end. Describe two examples of each view of violence; as a senseless tragedy or as necessary for progress. Explain whether or not you think that the violence perpetrated by Lauren and her group is necessary.

Essay Topic 2

Explain what environmental changes occur in America at the time of the story. How does this affect the social fabric? What effects does it have on Lauren and the other characters? What environmental considerations do the travelers take into account when planning the community at Acorn?

Essay Topic 3

The lives of children in Butler's dystopic vision in not a very positive one. Explain how the social conditions of the time affect the lives of the following children:

a. Amy Dunn.

b. Tori Solis.

c. Dominic.

d. Doe Mora.

e. Justin Mohr.

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