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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 the much younger woman Lou had an affair with?

2. Who is Lincoln's unit leader?

3. Who does Lincoln like?

4. What does Miles try to do in the hot air balloon?

5. Who does Bix run into on the subway after leaving the meeting in Part I?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is bothering Bix Bouton in Part I?

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

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

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

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

6. What is Lana's and Melora's relationship with their father like?

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

8. What episode from his youth hanuts Bix Bouton?

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

10. How does Lincoln experience the world?

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

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 3

Write an essay exploring Egan's treatment of the topic of fathers, and particularly, absentee fathers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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