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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 the two use to dry off?

2. What does increased lightning do?

3. What in reality is Kenner actually not good at?

4. What was attracting the lightning?

5. What did Sarah notice about Evans?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Ted Bradley going with Evans to identify Morton instead of Sarah?

2. Why did Kenner ask Sarah to remove anything metal?

3. In what ways did people regulate the so called "untouched wilderness" that Columbus had seen?

4. What did the studies on scientific bias find?

5. What are burns?

6. Why does the organization that Morton wants to put together have to focus on developing third world countries?

7. What two things did Henry do that were wrong?

8. Why does Kenner believe that there must be a way out?

9. What is the purpose of Hoffman's research?

10. How are present day scientists like Renaissance painters?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast this and any other novel of your choice. What are the similarities between the two novels? What are the differences? Which did you like more, and why? Which was more engaging? More believable? Why?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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