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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 definition of Representation _______ is quickness with minimal emotion, gesturing, speech, or imagination.

2. Warmer portions of the ________ rise through its cooler parts, to be replaced by cooler parts.

3. ________ helpers were often deaf and by 1990, the term Walter is used to signify deaf soldiers of Mexico.

4. _______ is the process in which one might weld together pieces that appear because of outside changes, such as a lack of air.

5. Young men are called upon in order to become _________ helpers via a sound that is produced.

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the experience of swimming described?

2. What is the idea of a drowning balance, according to the description in this section?

3. What is the passenger described as in this part of the book?

4. What is the reasoning behind the woolen scarf being warm by an animal?

5. Where does family energy come from, according to the section entitled "Flap, Wire, and Name"?

6. What is the object of the hiding-ball game, according to the writing in the story?

7. What is the process of detecting the position of remote things, even birds?

8. What are the two meanings of Frederick/frederick, as defined in this section?

9. What is the process of work, as used in the description of the process of welding?

10. What is the definition of a Walter?

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

Marcus talks about the way that food evolved into other words and garments with new names.

Part 1: How do you think society's ideas about food have evolved?

Part 2: Do you think your own ideas about food have changed over the years?

Part 3: Why do you think food is a part of this book? What does it serve to teach a reader?

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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