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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. Why are Terrans who immigrate to Luna unlikely to return?

2. Who has the floor during the first Congress meeting?

3. Who is hospitalized for exhaustion after the Battle of Corridors?

4. Who is opted into the Davis family after the revolution?

5. What is the punishment with which Davis threatens the scientists?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the benefits of using a catapult for shipping as explained by Davis to Dr. Chan?

2. What does Anna mention during the family's dinnertime discussion?

3. What is the content of Selene's first speech?

4. What is the result of the "Battle in Corridors"?

5. What does Prof think of the Chairman's proposal to Davis?

6. What part do women play in the Party?

7. What can the laser drills also be used for?

8. What does Davis hate about North Americans?

9. What is Davis' rebuttal to the idea that Luna owes the Authority for being able to live tax-free?

10. What happens at the Davis family's dinner in chapter 15?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Luna's system of line marriages is an important concept in the novel. Take a position for or against such an arrangement and argue your position. Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

"Tanstaafl" is an important concept in this novel and one of the Party's mottoes. Examine several instances in the novel where this concept comes into play and how it is applicable to each. 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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