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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 many years younger than her sister is Mirella?

2. Which of the following does Mirella remember Vincent pointing out to her?

3. For which of the following had Gaspery’s mother worked?

4. In which of the following cities does Olive stop on her book tour?

5. Which of the following stands near to Mirella’s childhood hometown?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Olive react to her driver’s question about being on book tour with a daughter at home?

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

4. What metric does Talia assert the Time Institute uses to determine if a historical event needs correction?

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

6. What does Mirella note was a difference between her and Vincent?

7. How does Edwin attempt to restore himself after his experience of dislocation?

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

9. What justification is given for the construction of space colonies?

10. What explanation is given for the labeling of Colony Two as Night City?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

St. John Mandel lists several authors whose materials she uses. Others are mentioned in the text. Not all of her literary influences are named, however. To what other writers is St. John Mandel indebted? For what? How does the text show as much?

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

A character in the novel remarks that “We knew it was coming” is often true (91). Does the novel substantiate the remark? How or how not?

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