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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 is the only thing that grows near the fertility trees a type of hallucinogenic mushroom?

2. Where has Easter started sleeping?

3. Who accompanies Marina to go see the trees that produce the fertility compound?

4. What does Marina learn about the trees that produce the fertility compound?

5. Who chose the interns who accompanied Dr. Rapp?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Marina go into the jungle every day and what does she wonder about her doing so?

2. What is Swenson's philosophy about intervention in the lives of the tribes?

3. Who does Marina meet at the docks the next morning and where does he take her?

4. How does Swenson say Dr. Rapp would react to a ill or injured tribal member?

5. How does Marina feels as the boat pulls up to the dock where the Lakashi are and how do they greet the arrivals?

6. What is the situation with Swenson's pregnancy?

7. What does Marina do in her spare time?

8. Who does Marina write' how is the letter to be posted, and what letters does Easter keep giving her?

9. What happens during the siesta that makes Swenson dump Marina on the deck?

10. What is said about Dr. Rapp during the boat trip?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in State of Wonder.

2. Trace and analyze one major theme of State of Wonder. How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of State of Wonder. How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?

3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Characters are an integral and important part of almost all novels. Discuss the following:

1. Compare/contrast the characters of Marina and Dr. Swenson. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? Be specific and give examples.

2. Compare/contrast the characters of Anders and Jim Fox. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which one seems more of a well-rounded character?

3. Thoroughly analyze how three of the secondary characters in State of Wonder help drive the plot and what their contribution is to the storyline. Are any of the secondary characters unnecessary? Indispensable? Which of the secondary characters are likable? Which are either unlikable or even despicable? Be specific and give examples.

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