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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. How old is Charley?
3. Whose program do they use to program the swarm of nanos?
4. At what time does Jack meet Annie on Day 4?
5. How old is Jack's oldest child?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Julia tell Jack as she is being carried into the ambulance?
2. Describe Charley Davenport.
3. What advice does Ellen give Jack when he calls her on Day 5? How does he react to it?
4. Why did Jack program PREDPREY with the predator-prey model?
5. Who is Maria?
6. What is unusual about the condition Amanda develops on Day 2?
7. Why does Jack contemplate calling his lawyer on the start of Day 5?
8. What concerns Jack about the sprinklers turning on the morning of Day 3?
9. What does Julia do at her job?
10. What does Jack think about the weight of children's backpacks these days?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
There are multiple antagonists in Prey. The swarms developed by Xymos are the most powerful and daunting of them all. Write an essay explaining how the swarms are the major antagonist throughout the story. What sort of trouble do the swarms create? How does the evolutionary process the swarm goes through affect the protagonists in the story? Why is the swarm more and more difficult to kill as the plot progresses? Provide specific examples from the text to support your position.
Essay Topic 2
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 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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