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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. Though Claire had never volunteered at the Nurturing Center, where had she spent most of her required volunteer time as a child?
2. What item is NOT included in the letter sent to parental units being assigned a Newchild?
3. What occasion had prompted the community to perform the Ceremony of Loss a few years before the events of the narrative?
4. What excuse does the male Nurturer give when leaving work early on the last day Claire's son is at the Nurturing Center?
5. At what age had Claire been selected as a Birthmother?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does one of the Vessels report it had felt like to cease taking the pills when she had been assigned the role of Birthmother?
2. How is the boat's cook Marie described by the narrator?
3. How does Claire feel about her work at the Fish Hatchery?
4. What is Dimitri's explanation for why the community no longer has mammals?
5. What does Claire realize during breakfast one day when she sees the other Fish Hatchery workers cleaning up their tables and getting ready to begin work?
6. Recognizing that she cannot ask for Sophia outright at the Nurturing Center, what does Claire say to the receptionist when she arrives?
7. Why is Claire so terrified when she is first told that she has been decertified as a Vessel?
8. What is the cause of Dimitri's disappointment at the results of the Ceremony?
9. For what reason are the Nurturers considering keeping Claire's son at the center for another year before assigning him to a parental unit?
10. What is Claire's son's comfort item and what had hers been during her childhood?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The novel Son is littered with the use of sensory details, particularly after Claire's arrival in the village after fleeing from the community in which she was born. Discuss the author's purpose in including the sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and tactile sensations associated with Claire's new life in the village.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the significance of the novel's title and of the repeated references to sons throughout the narrative. What is the author's purpose in including the motif of male children, both in the title and throughout the narrative of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
One of the genres the novel fits into is the coming-of-age genre. What are the author's main messages concerning adolescence and the process of growing up?
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