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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. Why did Drake often leave early from social functions?

2. What degree does Marisa want Jonathan Marshall to set the simulated shore?

3. How many inhabitants were threatened?

4. What was Sanjong doing?

5. Who is Drake worried is hanging out with George?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kinds of things attracts the attention of the people at Weddell station regarding Brewster?

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

3. What were the threats made by Drake to Evans?

4. How was Marisa's boyfriend described?

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

6. What is a Trojan program?

7. What is interesting about the National Security Intelligence Agency?

8. Why is it important to the cause of global warming initiatives, that Per Einarsson change his research paper?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is beauty emphasized in the novel? Is this true of social standards? What aspects of human nature does beauty cater to? What aspect of human fallibility does the beauty industry cater to? Why? How?

Essay Topic 2

How did you, as the reader, feel about this book? Which character did you identify most with? Why? Which character did you like the most/least? Why? Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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