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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. At what time does Olive typically wake?

2. On what floor of her building does Olive live?

3. When does Olive’s husband typically end work?

4. With which of the following does Chapter 3 of "Anomaly" begin?

5. With which of the following does Chapter 2 of "Anomaly" begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. Gaspery finds the source of a quotation from Olive’s novel while in prison. What is the source?

2. Why does Talia not remain with Zoey?

3. In what circumstances does Gaspery meet Vincent in New York City?

4. Ultimately, at what response to the simulation hypothesis does Gaspery arrive?

5. What does Zoey note to Gaspery happened to her after his dismissal from the Time Institute?

6. What is the actual reason Edwin spends much time walking after his military service?

7. For what reason does Gaspery note some regret at preserving Olive’s life?

8. What objections to forest sounds does Gaspery note?

9. How does Gaspery know he will encounter Vincent in New York City?

10. What admonition does Gaspery leave with Edwin about disclosing information regarding the anomaly?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At a dinner party early in the novel, Edwin inveighs against British colonial practice. For it, he is sent away from his home, although he continues to be supported by his family. In all, what attitude toward colonial practice does the novels present? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

Assuming that Sea of Tranquility should be standard reading for a given class and level, what class and what level? Why that class and why that level? What in the text suggests as much, and how does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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