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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 happens to the names of the accountants when they're at a higher temperature?

2. An object called a directional ______ transmits the pulses of the wind or what the author terms film.

3. What is NOT one of the names that is used to name the accountants, as described in this book?

4. There is a _______ hole in the bird, and hair falls to the grass in the form of drops.

5. _________ is described as a eulogy that is delivered beside a grave, according to this section of the stories.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the boy decides to pray to the bird, according to the story?

2. What is described in the Circle of Willis, one of the many sections in this book?

3. How is 'arm' described in Biology?

4. What is the principal on which dogs depend, according to the writing in this book?

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

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

7. Describe the front of the car, as it is described in this section of the book.

8. What happens to make a dog feel less hungry, according to the story's description?

9. What are two of the things that can happen in the place where people live in all sorts of shelters?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A father makes confessions while lying in what appears to be a grave made of glass, which is thought to be symbolism of some sort.

Part 1: Why does the author make the descriptions so vague for the reader?

Part 2: How do you think the author might help the reader have an easier time with the imagery?

Part 3: How do you interpret the scene in which the father is making a confession? Is this structure a grave or something else?

Essay Topic 2

The violence the author includes seems to be used to shock the reader, rather than to add to the book's strength.

Part 1: Is there ever a place for violence in a book? What purpose can it serve?

Part 2: How do you feel about the section on a family witnessing an intruder coming into the home and then killing themselves?

Part 3: Do you think that the author has a personal experience with an intruder committing suicide?

Essay Topic 3

Ben Marcus' book is one that is considered to be experimental, to say the least, which can be confusing for some readers.

Part 1: What is the purpose of writing an experimental book?

Part 2: Do you think an experimental book is one that's easy to read?

Part 3: How do you think the book would be different if it was written in a standard way?

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