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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. How many fire extinguishers is Los Alamos reported to have?

2. Which country does the protagonist leave to arrive at Stella Maris?

3. For how many years does the interlocutor report having been in practice?

4. At what age does the protagonist change her name?

5. To which of the following does the protagonist compare the interlocutor?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the protagonist note arriving at the Kid’s height?

2. Why did the protagonist’s father hide his first marriage?

3. What is the two-slit experiment?

4. How does the protagonist know that her fellow inpatients know she does not belong among them?

5. Why does the protagonist report having little contact with her father’s family?

6. How does the protagonist explain her affinity for mental health inpatients?

7. What does the protagonist cite as the incident inciting her seeking admission at Stella Maris?

8. Per the novel, what is a calutron?

9. Why does the protagonist consider music an exception to the rules governing other things?

10. What agreement is implied to exist between the protagonist and interlocutor as the main text of the novel begins?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explicate the significance of the name of any one character in the text.

Essay Topic 2

Similarly, the lengths of chapters influence reading. What pattern of chapter-length is present in the novel, if any? What effect does the length of chapters have on the reading? How is the effect achieved?

Essay Topic 3

Sources attest to the presence of Stella Maris on best-seller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?

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