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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 does Davis meet LaJoie?

2. Mike predicts that Luna will run out of food in what year?

3. When Warden tells the Authority that he cannot ensure civil order, how do they respond?

4. Whom does Davis have to escort to safety?

5. What color are the Warden's bodyguards wearing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Luna's best weapon against Terra?

2. Why does Davis use a pseudonym when he introduces Wyoh to his family?

3. What happens in the Davis family on Tuesday nights?

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

5. How does Davis get into the revolutionaries' meeting?

6. How do Davis and LaJoie meet?

7. Why does Mike become self-aware?

8. Who is Hazel Meade?

9. How is the Party financed?

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

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

Luna's revolution is different from those on Earth in obvious ways; however, there are also many similarities. Compare and contrast the revolution that takes place on Luna with an historical (real) revolution on Earth. Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

When Mike steals money to finance the Revolution, Davis comforts himself with the idea that it's a fraction of what other governments do on a daily basis. Compare Luna's government with real world governments. How does it compensate for its inherent disadvantages? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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