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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. Whom does Smithback run into after witnessing the horrible destruction of a group of policemen in the tunnels?
2. What does Margo find growing on the surface of the Central Park Reservoir?
3. What did Margo discover Greg's lab setup was for?
4. The hut Pendergast observes consists of what building material?
5. Who catches AW duty for the mission
Short Essay Questions
1. What do you think the symbols Pendergast discovered, which translate to a description of a Japanese tea room, mean to the creatures?
2. What starts the riots during the Take Back Our City March? Is this the fault of Mrs. Wisher, the police, or the homeless? Cite examples to support your argument.
3. What is Margo's theory about what happened to Whittlesey? Examining her scientific approach outlined in the book, do you see any flaws in her theory? Is there another reasonable explanation?
4. Pendergast seems uninterested in the "patterns" revealed by the data comparisons done by computer. There is one that interests him, however. What is that pattern and how might it prove useful to the investigation?
5. What purpose might hallucinogenic mushrooms serve in the ceremony that Kawakita established?
6. What does Mephisto's letter given to Margo for delivery tell you about Mephisto?
7. What do you think are Pendergast's true intentions in leaving Margo behind when he, Mephisto, and D'Agosta try to destroy the Wrinklers?
8. What do you think are Pendergast's true intentions in bringing Mephisto along on the mission to the Crystal Palace?
9. What are the side effects of "glaze"? What might such side effects do to a person's psyche?
10. What purpose does the scene with the Navy SEALs have?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
"Here there be monsters." Given the context of this statement, humans feared the unknown and unknowable since the beginning of time. Other than the obvious, how does this quote apply to this book. Look beyond the Wrinklers and cite examples from the text to support your explanation.
Essay Topic 2
The author incorporates extensive use of similes and metaphors to "illustrate" this novel. For example, he states that, "The Reservoir itself was a sheet of beaten gold in the sunset." Can you think of any other examples cited in the text? What does the use of similes and metaphors add to the story?
Essay Topic 3
Review Margo's theory of infection and how the reovirus affects its host once ingested. What seems plausible about her theory, as it applies to Mbwun and the characters like it? What seems implausible? Can you think of an alternate theory?
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