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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 Chapter 8 of "Remittance / 1912" begin?

2. With which of the following does Chapter 9 of "Bad Chickens / 2401" begin?

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

4. How old is Olive’s daughter?

5. With which of the following kinds of company does Thomas intend to work after he leaves Victoria?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Zoey note that those who deliberately change the timeline are handled?

6. What “magnificent” thing is Olive told about a library she visits (82-83)?

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

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

9. What reason does Mirella give for finding her current lover less interesting than Vincent?

10. How is Vincent believed to have died?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Similarly, there are issues of differing formatting throughout the text. What function do the shifts in the text’s formatting serve, and how do those functions become clear?

Essay Topic 2

What attitude towards predetermination does the novel present? What in the text indicates as much, and how does it do so?

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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