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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 helps Lincoln with his party?

2. How does Lou Kline die?

3. Where does Miles live in Part I?

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

5. What does Lou learn to do for his youngest daughters?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What episode from his youth hanuts Bix Bouton?

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

8. Why is Rebecca so wary of Bix after the meeting they attend together?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Egan suggest is responsible for Miles Hollander's redemption early in the novel? 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 Egan explain the core of Patterns of Affinity, the book that makes possible the Collective Consciousness? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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