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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. With which of the following does the section "Last Book Tour on Earth / 2203" end?
2. Which of the following professions does Gaspery ascribe to Ephrem?
3. With which of the following kinds of company does Thomas intend to work after he leaves Victoria?
4. With which of the following does Chapter 2 in "Bad Chickens / 2401" begin?
5. What is the name of Gaspery’s cat?
Short Essay Questions
1. In the novel, what is the simulation hypothesis?
2. What about Roberts’s accent confuses Edwin?
3. What metric does Talia assert the Time Institute uses to determine if a historical event needs correction?
4. What paradox regarding sunsets does Olive realize while on her book tour?
5. How had Mirella known Vincent?
6. How does Zoey note that those who deliberately change the timeline are handled?
7. What reason does Roberts give for needing to fill in for Pike?
8. In what line of work is Mirella employed when she seeks out Vincent again?
9. What does Mirella note was a difference between her and Vincent?
10. What reason does Mirella give for finding her current lover less interesting than Vincent?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What does the novel suggest are the appropriate attitude and behavior with which to greet and interact with creators of beloved works? What in the text suggests as much, and how does it make the suggestion?
Essay Topic 2
Overall, what is the most important theme of Sea of Tranquility? What in the text indicates as much, and how does it do so?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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