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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 Wun after returning to Florida?

2. What helps Tyler procure what they need?

3. With whom was Carol in love for most of her life?

4. What do Diane and Tyler carry to their new home?

5. What does Jason say about what he learned from Wun?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jason report to Tyler about the replicators a few years after they were launched?

2. What happens in the summer with the sky and why does Simon call Tyler? How does Tyler respond?

3. What does Simon say about his conflict between Diane and his beliefs?

4. What happens when Tyler rides along with Wun in a convoy that takes them to Perihelion?

5. What does Jason tell Tyler about the Martian ambassador, conditions on Mars and why he was sent?

6. What does Simon tell Tyler about Diane when Tyler arrives at Condon's ranch?

7. What happens shortly after the Spin membrane is gone?

8. What does Wun tell Tyler about a possible cure for Jason?

9. What does Tyler do and how does he feel when men burn down Ina's clinic?

10. What does Wun say about the replicator technology and why it might be helpful?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The term "teraforming" is quite common in the genre of science fiction, including Spin. Discuss the following:

What is a general definition for teraforming as found in your research? Does the definition fit the way teraforming is used in Spin?

How does teraforming appear in Spin? Explain giving examples.

Does the concept of teraforming seem far fetched in "real" life? Why or why not?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of teraforming?

Is there any possibility that Earth was actually teraformed by advanced beings? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Time is a concept that is easy to define but much more difficult to understand, both in Spin and in "real" life. Discuss the following:

Define time and then explain time.

Many philosophers say that time is a "human construct." What do you think this term means? If it is true, why do you think humans "constructed" time?

What would be the nature of our life if time either as a construct or absolute did not exist?

Essay Topic 3

Once some scientists begin to understand the properties of Spin, it is evident that time flows differently inside versus outside of the Spin membrane. Discuss the following:

Compare the properties of time between the inside and outside of Spin.

From the perspective of time, what are the advantages of living inside Spin? The disadvantages?

From the perspective of time, what are the advantages of living outside Spin? The disadvantages.

What do you think it says about the nature of time in that it seems to flow differently inside of Spin versus on the outside?

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