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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. Where does Miles go after visiting Sasha?

2. What band does Lou Kline's business partner help launch?

3. Who is M dating?

4. Whose house does Bix go to in disguise in Part I?

5. Who is Lincoln's unit leader?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Miles try to jump out of the hot air balloon?

3. What topic is Alfred Hollander obsessed with?

4. What does Portia say Miranda Kline is best known for?

5. What is Bix Bouton known for?

6. What does an "eluder" try to do?

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

8. What does Charlie use the Collective Consciousness for?

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

10. What causes Miles Hollander's falling-out with Jack Stevens?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Egan treat the topics of empathy and change, and what connections does she draw between the two? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

How does new tech and the development of internet culture change the music and other creative industries, according to Egan in this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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