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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 is a Garuda?
2. Where does Isaac keep the large larvae in his laboratory?
3. What do the Vodyanoi typically cite as their artistic inspiration?
4. What is interesting about the mafadet's skin?
5. What is interesting about the slake moth's tongue?
Short Essay Questions
1. How are Isaac and his friends captured by the militia?
2. Why is Vermishank killed?
3. Who does the mayor reach out to for help when he hears of the slake moth's attacks?
4. What immediate studying does Isaac do to prepare for his work with Yagharke?
5. Why does Isaac suddenly set all his winged laboratory creatures free?
6. What does the grub look like when it emerges from its pupa?
7. What does Lin tell Isaac she must purchase for her in the morning of the novel's first chapter?
8. Who does Isaac blame for the escape of his slake moth?
9. Who is Mr. Motley?
10. What type of scientist would Isaac say he is?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the opening of the novel, the reader has a very clear impression of Isaac's relationship with Lin. First, describe the relationship between these two characters - why is their relationship unusual? Why is their relationship successful - and then describe how the relationship changes over the course of the novel. In your opinion, in what is the turning point in Isaac's relationship with Lin? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Soon after he accepts his new project with Yagharek, Isaac visits the Weird Circus, a place that has an extreme emotional impact on him. First, choose two disturbing images that Isaac saw at the Weird Circus and explain why they affected him so deeply. Then, explain how creatures ended up at the Weird Circus rather than one of the many other homes for castaways in society. Overall, do you think New Crobuzan deals with their people in a respectful way? Why or why not? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Perhaps the eeriest place Isaac visits in the entire novel is the construct council. First, describe the setting of the construct council and the way society is structured there. Then, explain why Isaac finds himself at the construct council and what requests he makes of the council while he is there. Finally, explain why Isaac chooses to trust the council when he has turned his back on so many others along the way. Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.
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