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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. The snoring message is usually a _______ to be pulled out as the sleeper is usually drowning.

2. The members put their hands into something that is too ________ to lift and which is rubbery and hot.

3. Snoring can be corrected by filling the slumbering person with cool _________, according to the first section of the book.

4. A _______ is an act in which the hostages are forced to watch a horrific event, which leaves a long-standing scar.

5. Thompson's body is referred to as _______ in order that his physical form never desecrates his own name.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of the wires that the sun has, according to the description of the author?

2. What are some ways in which the reader might want to respond to the act of snoring

3. What is the problem with the flaxen tree tools that can create angels, according to the author in this book?

4. What is happening in response to the cultivated flowers in the prison, per this particular section of the book?

5. What are some of the foods that are listed in the description of the food costume at the start of this chapter?

6. Describe the structure in which the father seems to be buried, as seen in the story's writing.

7. Within a piece of experimental fiction, what are some of the traditional conventions that are not used?

8. What will happen when the sleeper's stomach is massaged when they are snoring?

9. What is the process that is described in First Green?

10. Where does atmospheric food come from, according to the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Ben Marcus is a false map made of skin, according to the book's description.

Part 1: Why do you think the Ben Marcus is a false map made of skin?

Part 2: Can a false map be made to be true or is it unchangeable?

Part 3: How do you think a false map can still be useful in life?

Essay Topic 2

Food is said to attract people by falling onto various surfaces, according to the author.

Part 1: How does food change the way you act in life?

Part 2: Onto what surfaces might food fall and then impact the way a person behaves?

Part 3: Why do you think food is so powerful in life and in the larger society?

Essay Topic 3

Marcus takes on the idea of death at many points of this book, bringing new images to it and showing this reader its importance in society.

Part 1: Why do you think death is such a big part of society?

Part 2: Do you think most people are afraid of death? Why is this?

Part 3: How do you think people relate to death in their lives? How do you relate to death?

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