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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 is Lulu rescued from her mission?

2. What is Lulu's personal calming source?

3. What work does Lulu end up doing?

4. What is Kiki's real name?

5. Who is Lulu's mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the things Lulu has to do as part of her job?

2. What happens to Chris's best friend Colin?

3. What injury does Lulu sustain in the line of duty?

4. What is the situation with Lulu's father?

5. What kind of relationship does Noreen have with her husband?

6. What does Chris do with Molly as a business in Part II?

7. Why are people who do Lulu's job instructed never to look for hidden cameras?

8. Why does Molly feel so bad about herself in Part III?

9. What work does Chris Salazar do in Part III?

10. Why and where does Chris travel with Comstock in Part III?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

In Egan's telling, how does technology both improve and negatively complicate our lives? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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