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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. What does Miles really look forward to doing in the desert?

3. What does Alfred have an extreme intolerance of?

4. What kind of costume does does M wear one Halloween?

5. What kind of wig does Bix wear?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What topic is Alfred Hollander obsessed with?

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

7. What happens when Alfred tracks Jack Stevens down and visits him?

8. What does Drew think of Miles at first?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Why do people choose to "elude" and employ "proxies," and what do you think is Egan's purpose in introducing these concepts? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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