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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. Which animal does the structure in the main fabrication building look like?

2. What is Theta-d 5972 is also known as?

3. What does the team in the desert use to communicate?

4. How many primary molecules are harvested during the manufacturing process?

5. What does the cave smell like that the team in the desert finds?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jack suspect that Ricky is more involved with the swarms than he is admitting?

2. What happens when the three survivors take shelter in the cars?

3. Whom do Jack and Mae see on the security tape? What are the people on the tape doing?

4. Why are the isotopes that the team retrieves a potent weapon against the swarms?

5. Why is the swarm self-sustaining?

6. How do Jack and Mae kill off the swarms?

7. What is Charley's health like when he joins the team for dinner on Day 6?

8. How was the swarm able to evolve with Julia's help before Jack arrived at the facility?

9. Why is the team safest in the desert when the wind speed is high?

10. Why does the team in the desert take refuge in the storage unit?

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

Write an essay detailing some of the character traits that make Mae the strongest female character. In which instances is she quick to think on her feet? Does she ever get flustered or angry with other characters in the story? Why or why not? What led her to being a programmer, and how have her experiences helped her prepare for what happens in Prey? Provide specific examples from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

Honesty is a trait that is scarcely found in the older characters in Prey. Jack is an honest man while Julia is a dishonest woman. The same goes for Mae and Ricky. Write an essay exploring the ideas of honesty and truth. How does honesty play into the plot of the story? Which characters are the most truthful, open, and honest? Which are the least truthful? Which are the most secretive? Why? Could being honest have saved the lives of some of the characters in Prey? Why or why not? Provide specific examples from the text to support your position.

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