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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 California area does the anchor say good bye to?

2. What colors were the blinking lights?

3. How much was was Hansen's prediction off by?

4. How old was Morton's daughter?

5. How many people were robbed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What things put Evans off about NERF?

2. Why won't bug sweepers detect the implant in Evans' phone?

3. Why did Sarah get such eager help at the surplus store she went to?

4. What happened to Damon in Vancouver?

5. How was Marisa's boyfriend described?

6. What is a Trojan program?

7. What is ELF?

8. What are PTB's?

9. What is significant about a Twin Otter plane, and why does this attract Kenner's attention?

10. What is Kaolin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How has university, or the intellectual world, been changed by industry? In what ways are scientific findings no longer unbiased? How have the scientists themselves changed?

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

Take a stand on global warming. What do you believe? How could global warming be a threat to the planet? How could it bring a net benefit? Do you think it is all apart of a fear generated to keep humanity docile? Why or why not? Is there anything wrong with that statement? Why or why not?

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