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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. How does Lincoln classify his sister?

2. Who was the professor who originally studied the tribe in Brazil?

3. What does Rebecca say she has written her Master's Thesis on?

4. Who is Miles's cousin he goes to stay with in Part I?

5. What do some eluders use to buy themselves time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Bix Bouton known for?

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

3. Why does Bix Bouton go to a session with professors and students in disguise?

4. How does Miles's relationship with Drew change over the course of Part II?

5. What episode from his youth hanuts Bix Bouton?

6. What does Drew think of Miles at first?

7. When does M say she realizes Lincoln is right for her?

8. How does Miranda Kline form her famous hypotheses and algorithms?

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

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

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

Why do you think Egan chooses to write in so many different styles and from different points of view in this book? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What is the purpose of "counters" as Egan explains them, and what does this function and its necessity in the world Egan has built reveal about the dominance of tech and social media in characters' lives? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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