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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 company does Julia work for?
2. Who is Julia?
3. Who does Eric think he sees in the car with Julia?
4. Who is Amanda?
5. How old is Jack's oldest child?
Short Essay Questions
1. What type of job did Jack have before he was fired?
2. Describe what Amanda looks like the day after her trip to the hospital.
3. Why is Jack hesitant to go back to MediaTronics when they offer him his job back?
4. What dream does Mary describe when she is talking on the phone with Jack?
5. What types of things does Jack do for his children on a daily basis?
6. Describe Jack's physical qualities.
7. Describe Julia's physical qualities.
8. Where is Julia when Jack tries to call her at the end of Day 4?
9. What concerns Jack about the sprinklers turning on the morning of Day 3?
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
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 2
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 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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