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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. Which of the following does Olive author?

3. With which of the following does Chapter 3 of "Remittance / 1912" begin?

4. In what is Zoey’s area of expertise?

5. For what position does Gaspery apply at the hotel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Gaspery note liking the Periphery?

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

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

7. What project is Olive’s husband assigned?

8. In the novel, what is the simulation hypothesis?

9. What justifications does Gaspery give for his inclusion in the investigation into temporal anomalies?

10. For what reason does Mirella’s husband end his own life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, some characters are given but one name, while others are given first- and surnames, and still others are accorded names and titles. What significance, if any, accrues to patterns of naming in the novel? If no significance accrues, what purpose might be served by the patterns of naming in the novel? How does Sea of Tranquility bear as much out?

Essay Topic 2

Which character is the second most important in the text? How does the work support such an assertion?

Essay Topic 3

Time-travel is a common concept in science fiction and related genres. Under what rules does the time travel in Sea of Tranquility appear to operate? What in the novel indicates those rules, and how does it do so?

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