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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 word does Leon ask Cal not to use in Chapter 9?
2. What does Calvin buy at the store where he meets Deb in the Lower East Side in Chapter 1?
3. Where does Cal describe seeing himself shopping on the news in Chapter 8?
4. When does Cal's dad say they are moving in Chapter 3?
5. How many followers does Cal say he has in the opening of Chapter 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Cal learn about Leon in Chapter 9? How does he react?
2. How do Cal and Leon differ in their perspectives of the future?
3. How does the theme of selfishness play out through the character of Cal's father?
4. Why would Cal's career ambitions be threatened if his father were accepted at NASA?
5. Why does Cal become upset over a message in Chapter 8?
6. Who is Donna Szleifer? What does she say to Cal at the party in Chapter 9?
7. How is the Orpheus project described in Chapter 1?
8. Describe Cal's dad. What has his career been like until the opening of the novel? How does it change?
9. Where does Cal spend time with Leon at the party in Chapter 9? Why?
10. Who is Mark Bannon in the novel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the plot structure of The Gravity of Us. What is the inciting action of the plot? Where does the climax occur? What information is revealed in the falling action and denouement of the narrative?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the author's allusions to mythology in The Gravity of Us. What are some examples of Greek mythology that appear in the text? What do they reference, and how do these allusions relate to the plot and themes of the novel? How do they relate to the novel's characters?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the family relationships in The Gravity of Us. How does Cal perceive his parents and their relationship in the beginning of the novel? How do those perceptions change? How does Leon feel about his family?
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