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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 is the name of Ephrem’s daughter?

2. With which of the following does Gaspery celebrate his entrance into work for the Time Institute?

3. In which of the following libraries does Olive speak?

4. At which of the following does Edwin come to be stationed?

5. From whom does Edwin rent lodgings in Halifax?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Vincent believed to have died?

2. What paradox about her book tour does Olive realize while in Salt Lake City?

3. What reason does Roberts give for needing to fill in for Pike?

4. How had Mirella known Vincent?

5. What quote from Olive’s book does she see tattooed on her readers’ arms?

6. What paradox regarding sunsets does Olive realize while on her book tour?

7. How is Edwin’s father reported to have described his first encounter with Britain?

8. To what is the initial drive to emigrate from Earth to the lunar colonies ascribed?

9. In what line of work is Mirella employed when she seeks out Vincent again?

10. What does Talia cite as a historical constant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explicate the significance of the name of any one character in the text.

Essay Topic 2

St. John Mandel has published several novels, of which the most prominent is Station Eleven. How does the current novel compare to her earlier work?

Essay Topic 3

The novel, being set in the future, necessarily suggests certain events in its own history. For one such event, how likely is it to occur, based upon the text and experience, and in what way?

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