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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 is Davis described in Alvarez's file?

2. What is Wyoh's speech about?

3. What icon accompanies the political writing Mike writes?

4. What is Mum's religion?

5. Which of these is not, according to Davis, essential to survival?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bernardo de la Paz think Loonies should do, in terms of their relations with the Authority?

2. How does Prof think the Party should be organized?

3. Why are Wyoh, Davis and Prof involved in the revolution?

4. Why does Mike become self-aware?

5. Why is LaJoie's offense so serious?

6. Why is Davis the first human Mike talks to?

7. How does Wyoh describe herself politically?

8. How do Davis and LaJoie meet?

9. Describe Adam Selene.

10. What are some of the revolutionaries' gripes against the Authority?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The resolution of the novel and the author's description of life after the Revolution says a lot about the author's attitude. How do you think the author feels about the Lunar revolution and other revolutions in history? What message do you think he is trying to convey? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the roles of the female Party members with those of the males. What responsibilities does each group have? Is the work of one group any more important than that of the other? Why or why not? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Mum and Wyoh are two of the most central female characters in the novel. Compare and contrast these two characters. Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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