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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 does the protagonist lose which holds his evidence in "The Cult of the Nose"?
2. Who has always been in competition with her younger sister in "Unwell"?
3. Where do the protagonist and his friends go to stage the maiden flight recreation in the exact same location as the original in "The Maiden Flight of McCauley's Bellerophon"?
4. What explorer is out by herself in a dinghy, hoping to get some decent photographs when she gets caught on the top of the station in "Human Intelligence"?
5. Who suits up and goes out to reel Leif back in, in "Leif in the Wind"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Nicholas Walker feel when his station is revealed in "Human Intelligence"?
2. Where did Quirinus go to work after his father's death in "The Devil On The Staircase"? Who does he become infatuated with?
3. What bizarre events take place in the beginning of "Parallel Lines"?
4. What has happened to the communication between Nicholas Walker and his home planet in "Human Intelligence"?
5. How are Rex Fisch and his peers described in "Stories"?
6. Why does the cashier not call the FBI in the ending of "Land Of The Lost"?
7. How does Lief attempt to return to the planet in "Leif In The Wind"?
8. What does Leonard hope to create in "The Maiden Flight of McCauley's Bellerophon"? Why?
9. What led to Maggie losing her job in "The Maiden Flight of McCauley's Bellerophon"?
10. Who does Quirinus first murder in "The Devil On The Staircase"? Why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the fisherman in "Catch and Release." For what reason did the serial killer begin this method of working? How does he feel at the end of the story?
Essay Topic 2
Compare the vampire imagery in "Blood" and "Juvenal Nyx." How do the tones of each of these stories relate? What themes appear in the stories?
Essay Topic 3
Compare authors Jeffrey Ford and Chuck Palahniuk and the characters and settings of "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" and "Loser." How do these stories differ in style?
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