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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 is Hiro's plan?

2. Where do Y.T. and Raven go?

3. Who are the people ushered into Ng's office?

4. Who or what discovers Y.T.?

5. Who now is Hiro's only companion?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was glossalia suppressed?

2. How has L. Bob Rife distributed the virus to the masses?

3. In Chapter 64, the chase between Hiro and Raven is even. Why?

4. What is a possible reason Hiro would take the inflatable dinghy to navigate the waters around the Raft rather than the powered boat?

5. What does Hiro learn about Juanita in Chapter 42 and as a result decides to do?

6. What is L. Bob Rife's interest in Y.T. in Chapter 60?

7. Why do you think Fisheye is more concerned about what Uncle Enzo will think more than his own life?

8. How does Hiro view Reason, and how can it be fixed?

9. Great examples of loyalty are shown in Chapter 65. Name them

10. What do Raven and Y.T. have in common?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Faith and religion are intertwined with technology throughout this novel. Write an essay that explains how and why they are so closely related, and how that compares to our life in the real world.

Essay Topic 2

What does Rife's control over the Raft's navigation and his control over his followers have in common? How does that compare to the control religious heads today have over their followers? Compare Rife to a current religious head of your choice. What are his/her commonalities/differences?

Essay Topic 3

Y.T. appears to at first be mistaken for a boy by some main characters. What are some possible reasons for this confusion and her behavior? In an essay, explain how identity/sexual orientation could be altered and to what advantage or disadvantage.

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