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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 Thansius tell the Wugs they are going to build in order to protect Wormwood from invaders?

2. What is the name of the impenetrable and deadly barrier that surrounds Wormwood?

3. Morrigone tells Vega that she will send whom to pick up John at first light?

4. What color light had Morrigone waved at Vega on the night of Virgil’s Event?

5. What does Vega do with the note that a coworker leaves by her workstation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Delph reveal about his past and his stutter in Chapter SEX: “The Delphias”?

2. What conversation does Vega Jane overhear while hiding in Quentin’s cottage in NOVEM: “The Reward”?

3. What conversation takes place between Vega and John in the beginning of SEDECIM: “The Taking of John”?

4. Where does Vega Jane go on the morning that opens Chapter SEX: “The Delphias”?

5. How and where does Vega first encounter Harry Two in SEPTENDECIM: “Harry Two”? Why does she give him this name?

6. How is the setting of Stacks described in DUO: “Stacks”? What is Vega’s job there?

7. How is the chain called “Destin” introduced in UNDECIM: “The Chain of Destin”?

8. Who speaks to Vega Jane on the battlefield in VIGINTI TRES: “Who Must Survive”? What is given to Vega?

9. How is Morrigone described in SEPTEM: “Morrigone”? What does Morrigone ask Vega in the chapter?

10. Why does Vega return to Stacks after work in VIGINTI UNUS: “Eon and the Hole”? What does Vega see in the pit there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the character of Morrigone in the novel. What does Morrigone look like? What apparel does she wear? What are Morrigone’s objectives in the story? What actions does she take to achieve these objectives?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the narrative style of The Finisher. Is the narrative related from a first, second, or third-person narrator? Is the narrator involved in the action of the story? Is the story told in the present or past tense? What effect does each of these authorial choices have on the reader?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of friendship in The Finisher. How is this theme illustrated through the characters of Vega and Delph? What other examples reflect the theme of friendship in the narrative? How does Harry Two reflect the theme?

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