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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 5 of "Bad Chickens / 2401" begin?

2. To which of the following clubs does Thomas take Edwin?

3. What is the name of Mirella’s late husband?

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

5. From what year does Gaspery’s cat come?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What project is Olive’s husband assigned?

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

4. What secret does Mirella confide in the fortune teller?

5. Why does Edwin abstain from voicing his opinion on colonialism when he greets indigenous people?

6. How is Caiette described when Thomas and Edwin reach it?

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

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

9. What reason does Olive note for her reticence with Aretta?

10. What is the irony of Edwin listing himself as a farmer as he emigrates from England to Canada?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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