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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 does Diane's new sect consider Wun?

2. How did Jason communicate with the replicators?

3. What do they pretend the passenger in the ambulance has?

4. Who does Tyler call when he sees Condon Ranch?

5. What is fast approaching?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Molly say when Tyler confronts her?

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

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

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

6. What does Tyler wonder about Diane and how does she respond?

7. How does Tyler and Diane escape from Condon's ranch?

8. What is in the envelope Tyler received after from Jason after he died? Why did Jason leave him the envelope?

9. How is Jason's health, what does he ask Tyler to do and how does Tyler respond?

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 emotion of fear motivates numerous characters in various ways. Discuss the following:

How does fear inform the actions of the population at large when Spin first occurs? When Spin disappears?

How does fear engender fanaticism?

Choose one character in which fear is the main motivating factor and discuss how this character might behave differently were s/he not driven by fear.

Essay Topic 2

Scientists believe Spin is artificially created by a technologically superior Alien race. Discuss the following:

What are some of the reasons people believe Spin has occurred? How many of those reasons seem possible? Why?

Is it "right" for an alien species to make the decision to create Spin without first consulting the governments of Earth? Why or why not?

Do you think it is more comforting to believe Spin is a natural phenomenon, a technological phenomenon, or an act of God? Explain your response.

Essay Topic 3

Characters are an important element of most stories. Discuss one of the following:

Compare and contrast Jason to Tyler.

Compare and contrast Jason to Diane.

Compare and contrast Jason to E. D.

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