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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. What happens to Dr. Mott when Wilbur and Eliza's intelligence is revealed?

2. What mystery do Wilbur and Eliza discover about the mansion?

3. Dr. Mott's grandson believes people are born with their what?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 1, what calamity has wiped out the city of New York?

5. Wilbur earns the distinction of the first student to do what at his new school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are Wilbur and Eliza retested, with their parents watching?

2. Following her stay in the mental institution, what does Eliza think of the United States?

3. As Wilbur writes his memoirs, he discovers Melody and Isadore are planning a what?

4. Once Eliza is out of the institution, what is her opinion of Wilbur?

5. On their 15th birthday, why is Wilbur and Eliza's mother so disturbed by their mental incapacity?

6. Why do the servants at the mansion believe it is haunted?

7. When Dr. Mott learns the truth about Wilbur and Eliza, how does he react?

8. When Dr. Cordiner belittles Wilbur and Eliza in front of their mother, how does Letitia react?

9. When Wilbur and Eliza are separated, what do they do to cope?

10. Upon hearing the story "The Ugly Duckling," Eliza makes up her own ending. What does the duckling turn into?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After the Green Death, the world changes drastically. Citing examples from the childhood of Wilbur and Eliza compared to Wilbur's life in the future, examine how the world has changed.

Essay Topic 2

Wilbur and Eliza reveal their intelligence to their caretakers at the mansion in a cautious and deliberate fashion. Analyze this reveal and its results.

1) What actions do they take to reveal the truth about their intelligence?

2) What actions do they take to protect the adults when they learn the truth?

3) What actions do they take when they do not receive the response they were expecting?

Essay Topic 3

Once the Green Death has hit Manhattan, the bar for knowledge drops substantially. Examine the lack of traditional intelligence in the futuristic United States, citing examples from the text.

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