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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. Who is Miles's wife?

2. What is Bix's company called?

3. What is the history of Sasha's father?

4. Who is Bix married to?

5. What is the centerpiece of Miranda's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Drew think of Miles at first?

2. How does Lincoln's sister Alison help him?

3. What happens that leads to Miles Hollander's downfall?

4. What breaks Lincoln's heart in Part II?

5. What topic is Alfred Hollander obsessed with?

6. What is the crisis at Harvest that shocks everyone?

7. Why did Alfred once love Jack Stevens so much?

8. What does Lincoln do for a living and what is the function of this job?

9. What is Bix Bouton known for?

10. What does Charlie use the Collective Consciousness for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Egan communicate to the reader about the nature and power of stories and fiction through the characters of both Chris and Gregory? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Choose one or two main characters and write an essay describing how they decide to use Own Your Unconscious, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What purpose does Sasha's character serve throughout the novel, from start to finish? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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