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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. To whom is T-K crucial?

2. What is Arkadya that Valery is not?

3. At whose home is Landau's celebration from the release of the dogs held?

4. How long does this new caste member live?

5. What doesn't Landau fear any longer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is winter the season for pruning the sunken gardens?

2. What is Dr. Afriel's mission?

3. Why do the factions only get twelve hours?

4. How is the killing of the people originally justified?

5. What is Lindsay convinced about, regardless of what Vera says, in terms of the rat?

6. How does Nikolai come to find the central question of the universe? What is the central question?

7. What has Landau been waiting for, and why did he have to wait?

8. For what reason does the Mechanist woman propose marriage?

9. How does Mirasol view the orbiting city? Why does she feel this way?

10. Why is the name "Fuzzy" a private joke?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Dr. Mirny's interpretation of the Swarm. How does she see them? Is this analysis accurate? Suggest reasons why the intelligent caste of the swarm takes over what was once its best ally. Is this a sound and logical move or one made out of emotion? Justify your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the political system of the Schismatrix. How is this system in a state of constant flux? What does an individual have to do in order to maintain control? Who or what controls the system throughout most of the book? How is this evident?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Lindsay's initial lack of desire for going in for treatment for aging. What is he afraid to lose? Do these fears have merit? Why or why not? What could Lindsay stand to gain?

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