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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. What kind of work does Chris do when the reader meets him?

2. What is Lulu never to look for with the men she targets?

3. Who was once Chris's best friend?

4. Who is Molly's girlfriend?

5. What can sunlight on bare skin be like, according to Lulu's experience?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is one thing that is unusual about Lulu's job?

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

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

7. What happens to Lou Kline's son Rolph and how does Lou react?

8. What does Lulu do in 2032?

9. Who befriends Molly to her great relief and pleasure, and why?

10. What happens to Roxy Kline in the last months of her life?

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 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 3

What is Bix's original vision for the promise of the internet, and how has that played out by the time the reader meets him early in the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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