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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 Laks use to repair the flying chariot drone?

2. What is the effect on Willem after the second deepfake video?

3. Who stars in the trigger warning video that T.R. shows at the end of the video meeting he has with Rufus and other security people?

4. What is the event of the conference that happens during the conference lunch break?

5. What is Alastair's word for "complicated and messy holdovers from obsolete code" (519)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about the conversation that T.R.'s security personnel have about Laks when they watch him on the security camera footage?

2. What is the second deepfake video involving Saskia about?

3. In the chapter titled "Rijsttafel," what is Willem trying to tell T.R.?

4. Why are the white people at the T.R. Mick's gas station afraid of Laks?

5. According to Pippa and Rufus what is performative war?

6. Why does Rufus go back to speak to his Comanche grandmother Mary before taking up his new role of training Golden Eagles?

7. Why does Rufus decide to defend Flying S and Pina2bo from whatever he guesses Laks is going to do to it?

8. On the way to dropping off Laks at the Columbia River, what is Uncle Dharmender trying to say to Laks?

9. Who takes military control of Papua and why?

10. In light of more falconers coming to Flying S Ranch, what does Rufus take up as his new role at Flying S?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the beginning and throughout the book, what is the conversation around geoengineering? Why are some people in favor of it, some people against it and some people skeptical about it? What are the climatological circumstances that the author presents that make geoengineering complicated for countries like China and India?

Essay Topic 2

Does this book change how you view the real climate conversation that the world is having right now? Does it change your opinion of how to make the climate better or at least less bad? How does the book affect your view surrounding the complications of global efforts to change the climate and governments' roles in coming up with solutions? Who's responsibility is it to find climate solutions? Governments? Private companies? Private citizens?

Essay Topic 3

The "Greens" are often mentioned throughout the book as a political and philosophical party. What do the Greens believe is the right way to solve climate change? Are they for or against geoengineering? Why or why not?

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