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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. First ________ is a section which describes the replacement of wild growth with cultivated flowers in a prison.

2. ________ has always fended off enemies, but grass came before the houses did.

3. The ________ are members, people, or things that put their hands into something unseen.

4. The author states that the book is a catalog of what he calls a _______ project.

5. ________ travelers generate a force field within the dining car that repels travelers who are standing up.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the process in which the electricity in the house can be restored in order to power up appliances?

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

3. What does the author describe the book to be a project about? What is it meant to compile?

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

5. What is the relationship between Albert and Mark Parker?

6. What do certain birds do, real and mythological ones, according to the description of the author?

7. What are grass guards?

8. What is the process of coughing and how can it be stopped, according to the writing in this section of the book?

9. What is the point that is made about the prison publishing industry, according to the book?

10. While the origin of air days is unclear, how are they celebrated by people in the area?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In a certain place, people can live in a number of different shelters, including scooped out dogs.

Part 1: Why would it be important for people to have the ability to live in different shelters?

Part 2: What are the shelters you would like to live in, if you had to choose?

Part 3: How do you think a person is protected by living in different shelters?

Essay Topic 2

At one point, music is used to crush Stephen, and lyrics are not allowed.

Part 1: How can music be used to crush a person and for what purpose?

Part 2: Do you think music is something that is harmful?

Part 3: Why do you think Stephen needed to be crushed?

Essay Topic 3

Coughing is described as a way to move people or things between levels.

Part 1: How would you define the idea of levels, since the author doesn't make this idea clear?

Part 2: Why do you think coughing and not laughing moves people?

Part 3: Do you think that everyday events cause major changes in life?

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