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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 Charley chase off the swarm that invades his hiding place?

2. At what time does the team venture back out into the desert on Day 6?

3. Who is in the room with the giant structure in the main fabrication building when Jack and Ricky arrive?

4. Who begs Jack to save the children?

5. Why does Jack make his children drink the virus?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Jack see the swarm mimic when he is inside their nest?

2. What does the swarm look like when Jack first sees it?

3. Why does Jack have a hard time believing that the swarm is capable of eating its prey?

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

5. How does Jack feel when he sees the swarms hunting in the desert for the first time?

6. Why are the scientists unable to collect the units when they become deactivated at night when there is no sun to power them?

7. Why does Mae request a second look at the dead rabbit?

8. Why does Jack suggest they drink the brown sludge that comes from the bacteria tanks?

9. How is the manufactured swarm able to fly?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

Love is an element that pulses throughout Prey. Write an essay exploring the ideas of love and redemption. How is Julia redeemed right before death? How does she hold on to the love she has for her family despite being a host for the swarm? Why does Jack still love Julia despite all that has happened? What good memories of her does he still posses? Provide specific examples from the text to support your position.

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