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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 does Lulu do in order to save herself during her mission?

2. When does Roxy die?

3. Where does Roxy often have lunch?

4. When does Lulu get noticeably better, according to her husband?

5. What does Charlie's father and his friends do on the day she sees his memories from in Part III?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which adult does Molly admire and why?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What are some things Lulu wants to do before she dies?

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

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

10. What physical entity becomes a symbol of the discord between Noreen and Jules?

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 Lulu's covert service as a spy affect her even after she has left the job? 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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