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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 many floating orphanages are under the control of Dr. X?
2. How do the Primers that are given to the many Han girls differ from Nell's Primer?
3. When Carl Hollywood finds Nell near the end of the novel, what is she doing?
4. Hackworth and Fiona find a group called the "Reformed Distributed Republic" based on information obtained in what way?
5. What does Gwendolyn reveal to Hackworth regarding their divorce contract?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the three Graces taught at the Academy, and which Grace gives the students the most trouble?
2. In "The Hackworths in Transit, and in London," what surreal event do Hackworth and Fiona encounter on a barge, and how do their lives change as a result?
3. In "General Description of Life with the Constable," why does Constable Moore relive his past experiences through mediatrons?
4. In "Hackworth in China," what is ironic about the revelations that Dr. X makes to Hackworth?
5. In "From the Primer, Princess Nell Enters into the Lands of King Coyote," how does Princess Nell lose her last two remaining magical friends?
6. In "Three Girls Go Exploring," what is Gwendolyn's emotional state when she learns that Hackworth is not in any danger?
7. In "Hackworth Receives an Ambiguous Message," after Hackworth finds a message telling him to seek the Alchemist, what unusual event occurs?
8. In "The Hackworths Have a Family Reunion," at the end of the tense meeting between Hackworth and Gwendolyn, what important event occurs?
9. When Nell is called to Mrs. Matheson's deathbed in "From the Primer, a Visit to Castle Turing," what does the woman say to Nell that seems to foreshadow future events?
10. In "Nell's Life at Dovetail," why is Nell not allowed to live with the other girls at Miss Matheson's Academy of the Three Graces?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the impact of nanotechnology on the environment in the latter twenty-first century. Include mentions of Source Victoria, the Feed, the security measures protecting Atlantis/Shanghai, recyclers, toner, and the lack of agriculture due to matter compilers.
Essay Topic 2
What are the three Graces, as taught at Miss Matheson's Academy of the Three Graces? Why are the three Graces important? Why is the teaching of one particular Grace so difficult and contrary to its name?
Essay Topic 3
Consider the end of the novel when Carl Hollywood, Miranda, Nell, and Nell's army come together in the Drummers' hideout. Does the conclusion flow well from the chain of events and foreshadowing throughout the novel? Is the conclusion satisfying, when the ultimate result of the revolution is left unspoken? Why or why not?
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