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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. Where does Cal say his father just flew back from in Chapter 1?
2. What news outlet picked up Cal's article about NASA buying every house on the market in Clear Lake?
3. Who did Orpheus travel to Hades in order to save, according to Cal's dad in Chapter 9?
4. Where does Cal describe seeing himself shopping on the news in Chapter 8?
5. Who is being interviewed in the segment of Shooting Stars that concludes Chapter 11?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Cal describe his family life early in the novel?
2. How do Cal and Leon differ in their perspectives of the future?
3. What are Cal's first impressions of Leon?
4. Describe Cal's dad. What has his career been like until the opening of the novel? How does it change?
5. How is the Orpheus project described in Chapter 1?
6. Who is Jeremy and what role does he play in the novel?
7. Where does Cal spend time with Leon at the party in Chapter 9? Why?
8. How does Cal describe the way he is perceived by others in the opening of the novel?
9. Why is Cal at a community garden in Chapter 8?
10. What does Cal learn about Leon in Chapter 9? How does he react?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the narrative style in The Gravity of Us. From what perspective is the story related? In what tense is it related? Why are these choices important?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss Cal's relationship with Deb. How do Cal and Deb know one another? How is their history described? How does their relationship change in the course of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss three examples of foreshadowing in the novel. What event is foreshadowed? How does the author indicate this event? Does the author make use of red herrings in the narrative? How do these examples serve the text?
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