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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 was Mae's occupation before becoming a programmer?

2. What color does Amanda turn the day after going to the emergency room?

3. Why do Ricky and Jack have to enter the main fabrication building one at a time?

4. What does the main fabrication building most resemble?

5. Which types of programs does Jack think are becoming more important in the real world?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of job did Jack have before he was fired?

2. What types of things does Jack do for his children on a daily basis?

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

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

5. Why did Jack program PREDPREY with the predator-prey model?

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

7. Who accuses Xymos of illegal practices and why?

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

9. Describe what Amanda looks like the day after her trip to the hospital.

10. Why does Jack feel that his memories do not fit his life any longer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Technology is the most dominant element in Prey. Write an essay exploring the ideas of technology and technological advances. How is technology important to the story? How do technological advances both hinder and help the protagonists? What lesson is to be learned from the story when it comes to technology and using it wisely? 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

Jack and Julia's children are put in a difficult position in Prey. Their mother is rarely home for dinner and their father is the only parent they ever spend time with. The children can tell that something is wrong with their mother, yet they can do little about it. Write an essay detailing the things Nicole, Eric, and Amanda are put through. Why does Julia violently spank Amanda? Why does Julia refuse to hold Amanda when she comes home from the hospital? Why do the older children say their mother is crazy? What sorts of things has she done that makes them think such a thing? Provide specific examples from the text to support your position.

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