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

2. Where do Jack and Annie meet on Day 4?

3. What does Ricky tell Jack his company is doing a lot of at their fabrication plant?

4. What is Ellen picky about?

5. How old is Jack's oldest child?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Julia's physical qualities.

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

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

5. Why is Mary worried about her husband?

6. Why does Jack think that Julia is having an affair?

7. What is unusual about the condition Amanda develops on Day 2?

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

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

10. What concerns Jack about the sprinklers turning on the morning of Day 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Death occurs frequently in Prey. Write an essay exploring the reasons behind the deaths in the book. Could they have been prevented? How? Provide specific examples from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 2

Sacrifice is an element several of the characters experience. While some characters are more sacrificial than others, there are many instances of people trying to help each other in times of duress and need. Write an essay detailing the sacrificial actions some of the characters take for others. Which character sacrifices the most? How so? Explain. Which characters sacrifice the least? Why? Are there any characters that do nothing for anyone but themselves? If so, who is it and why do they do it? Provide specific examples from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

Several of the characters in Prey are overly concerned with accumulating wealth and success. Eventually these obsessions lead to their downfall. Write an essay explaining how wealth and success play into the lives of Jack, Julia, Ellen, Ricky, and others. Which characters strive the most to be wealthy and successful? Why? Which characters obsess to the point at which these elements become their downfall? Why? What happens to them? Provide specific examples from the text to support your position.

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