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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 does the main fabrication building most resemble?

2. What is the name of the program that Tim Bergman asks Jack to work on?

3. Who is the first to meet Jack when he gets inside of the Xymos plant on Day 6?

4. How does Julia react when Amanda has to go to the emergency room?

5. What is the name of the girl with Gary when Jack sees him on Day 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Julia's physical qualities.

2. What does Julia do at her job?

3. What reason does Mary give for Ricky and Julia's strange behavior?

4. List the items Jack has to remove before entering the Xymos facility.

5. What advice does Ellen give Jack when he calls her on Day 5? How does he react to it?

6. What does Charley do to irritate Ricky shortly after 8 am on Day 6?

7. What dream does Mary describe when she is talking on the phone with Jack?

8. What does Jack think about the weight of children's backpacks these days?

9. What is the other medical case similar to Amanda's that the doctor speaks to Jack about?

10. Why does one of the PR men for Xymos get out of the helicopter? Why do the other PR men tell him not to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Love is an element that pulses throughout Prey. Write an essay exploring the ideas of love and redemption. How is Julia redeemed right before death? How does she hold on to the love she has for her family despite being a host for the swarm? Why does Jack still love Julia despite all that has happened? What good memories of her does he still posses? Provide specific examples from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay explaining how Ricky's personality changes throughout the story. What types of things does he joke about when Jack catches him in the supermarket? How is Ricky's behavior much different after Jack reaches the facility? How does he treat Jack when they are working together? What types of suspicious things does he do that eventually leads Jack to suspect him? Provide specific examples from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

Prey acts as a warning to those who read it. Technology should be used with discretion and care. The book ends ominously- the reader does not know for sure what happens to Jack. Write an essay explaining how Prey acts as a warning to its readers. What is the most frightful about the story? Why should technology be handled carefully and thoughtfully? Could a real swarm ever possibly be created? Why or why not? Provide specific examples from the text to support your position.

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