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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 Alex say about Senator Chelgrin?

2. What does Thomas survive?

3. What does Inamura think is the reason for the panic attack?

4. What concerns the man calling Carrera?

5. What does Joanna say when Inamura first asks her about the name Lisa Chelgrin?

Short Essay Questions

1. With all the evidence in place, what does Mariko suggests? What might this foreshadow and what is the ultimate outcome?

2. Why would Alex know about Lisa Chelgrin?

3. What does Alex show Joanna and how does she feel about it?

4. What does Alex tell Joanna about Thomas Chelgrin and his daugther?

5. What has happened to Wayne Kennedy and how is he reacting to it?

6. Why is Alex in Japan and why did he stay?

7. What does Alex tell Joanna about love and how does she feel about his assertions? What might this conversation establish for the reader?

8. Describe what happens in Joanna's session with Inamura.

9. Who does Alex call in connection with Joanna and what does he learn? What does Joanna do?

10. What do you think Alex feels about Joanna despite his cynicism?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Thomas Chelgrin is introduced for the first time despite having been discussed several times between Alex and Joanna. The reader believes Chelgrin to be an evil man who orchestrated his own daughter's kidnapping. However, when the reader meets Chelgrin, he is almost sympathetic, as though he is as much a victim as his daughter.

1. What were your first impressions of Thomas Chelgrin and how did they change after his encounter with Lisa? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

2. Why do you think Thomas Chelgrin might have been a victim? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

3. Now that the reader knows how much Thomas Chelgrin has given up in his life for his country would you think him very patriotic? Why or why not? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Alex is clearly falling in love despite his protests that love does not exist and that he would never fall in love, especially after such a short time.

1. How long do you think people should know each other before declaring love? Do you think Alex is falling in love or is it just sexual attraction? Why or why not?

2. What are some of the thoughts and behaviors in the text that demonstrate to you that Alex is falling in love with Joanna?

3. There are many psychologist that say there's no such thing as falling in love, it is all just a chemical reaction between two physical bodies. Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Alex and Joanna read the newspaper clippings about Rotenhausen. They learn that Rotenhausen is a brilliant scientist who developed a brainwashing technique that was considered revolutionary. However, Rotenhausen lost popularity and government support when he suggested the techniques should be used to control entire populations.

1. After researching the term "hackney" discuss why the caricature of a brilliant, but insane scientist could be considered hackney. Use examples from the text to support your answer.

2. Many books, especially in the science fiction genre have been written on controlling the population of the world. Discuss why a government or individual would want to control the population.

3. Discuss, in depth, what human rights would be violated with population control and why it is not a moral idea.

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