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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 did Evans hear that Kenner lied about?

2. How many climate change conferences are there around the world each year?

3. What kind of plane was being used?

4. What kind of alcohol was going to be bought following the testing of the electricity bolt experiment?

5. What form are the coordinates in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was George Morton involved in globally and what in particular trait did all these things have in common?

2. What was odd about the mention of Morton's late wife?

3. How is the man that Sarah is following described?

4. Why did Evans get so mad at Kenner?

5. What was on the piece of paper beneath the statue and what were they expecting?

6. How is Iceland unique in regards to glaciers?

7. Why does Drake express concern over George's drinking habits?

8. Why did Sarah begin to feel like a coward?

9. What is a Trojan program?

10. What does it become clear the people who robbed Sarah, Evans and Margo were looking for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What issues do you think are most pressing for the world to face today? Explain. What is the outcome if these issues aren't attended to? Are there any organizations dedicated to these causes at present? Who? Explain why you chose this particular cause.

Essay Topic 2

Research at least three reference points made in the novel. Quote which page and the reference that it makes, with relevance to the story. Read the initial document from which the information came, and cite at least two interesting points made in the initial document.

Essay Topic 3

What do you think the aim of eco-terrorism is? In what ways are eco-terrorists actually present in our world? Explain at least one documented case in which someone did something that caused the death or serious injury of someone working in an industrial industry.

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