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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. Whose work does Todd hang in his dorm room?

2. Which of the following authors does Todd note reading?

3. On which atoll had the Queen worked?

4. Where does Tamatoa live?

5. What had been Didier’s nickname on the soccer pitch?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is done with the remains of Todd’s father?

2. What had been Didier’s goal in office?

3. What coda does Evie hope to witness from helping the manta ray?

4. What is Rafi’s refuge on campus as a freshman?

5. What is the initial reaction to the investors offering a trial artificial intelligence to Makatea?

6. What salvation did the Queen receive from her work away from Makatea?

7. What is Todd’s company slogan (301)?

8. Why does Evie hesitate to take an assignment from the National Geographic Society?

9. What had Todd’s father said about a person’s worth and character?

10. How does Bart occupy himself while Evie is away on research before completing her dissertation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Conversely, given demonstrated efforts toward censorship in a number of countries, what would likely prompt bans of Playground? By which groups? Why?

Essay Topic 2

In the novel, Evie “had found the secret of liberty and life: disguise yourself and do what you need to do” (94). Does the novel have the right of it? What in the text and in experience shows as much? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

Overall, what is the most important theme of Playground. What in the text indicates as much? How does it do so?

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