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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. Who is Ricky Morse?

3. Who does Jack ask about the turned lampshade in Amanda's room?

4. Whose program do they use to program the swarm of nanos?

5. How many lines does Nicole get to perform in her school play?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Charley Davenport.

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

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

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

5. Describe Jack's physical qualities.

6. Describe Mae Chang.

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

8. What does Julia tell Jack as she is being carried into the ambulance?

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

10. What does Eric say the "vacuum men" looked like?

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

Jack was in charge of a team of people when he worked for MediaTronics. He was responsible for developing PREDPREY and other programs. To him programming was a hot field and he was one of the leading people in it. Write an essay that explains the duties Jack was responsible for at his old job. What type of programming team did he lead? What sort of programs did his team develop? What types of things did he have to manage on a day-to-day basis? Did he enjoy being in charge of these things? Why or why not? Provide specific examples from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

Jack is thinking of technology and programming whenever he has a spare moment. Write an essay exploring how Jack uses his obsession with technology to his advantage in bad situations. What types of solutions does he think up on his own? How and when are these solutions put to the test? In which instances does being so familiar with PREDPREY and programming save his life? Provide specific examples from the text to support your position.

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