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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 Coach Roseberry's first name?

2. Why does the Shah go to the doctor in Chapter 24?

3. When Kroner visits the jail, what does Kroner say that Dr. Proteus has to do in order to get a promotion?

4. Why is Harold in jail?

5. Why is the writer' s wife prostituting herself?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Paul see run out of the woods after the Meadows, and why is this important?

2. Why does Paul have to visit the police station in Chapter 27?

3. What does the lie detector force Paul to admit?

4. When Kroner visits Paul in jail, what does he say Paul can do in order to get a promotion?

5. What does the coach plan to do in order to ensure that his team keeps winning?

6. Why does Halyard lose his degrees?

7. What is the Ghost Shirt Society's plan for rebellion?

8. What is the basic message of the play at the Meadows?

9. What is the basic message of the daytime TV that Paul watches?

10. How was the great oak tree killed, and why is the tree significant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the point of view of the novel? How would the novel be different from another point of view?

Essay Topic 2

In the society of the novel, career choices are determined by IQ. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this system? Do you think this would be fair? Provide examples from or references to the book.

Essay Topic 3

There are many stories in the book about people being replaced by the machines they helped create. Find three examples of this, and discuss why these examples are important to the story.

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