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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 is the name of the city that the New Californian mayor's office is in?

2. When Al Capone's group overtakes the mayor's office, how many of the mayor's staff members are corralled into the deputy health director's office?

3. As Louise and Genevieve tour the panicked city, where does Louise tell her sister and escort that she wants to travel to?

4. How many of New California's navy ships are in dock when the Organization takes control of the asteroids?

5. Al Capone likens the voice of the body he possesses to ___________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why can Al Capone not datavise anyone?

2. What does the ESA head of station learn when he receives a datavised alert from the director of the Ombey's ESA office?

3. According to the space plane's pilot, why will the reaction engines need to be replaced when the space plane reaches port?

4. According to Al Capone, what do the people of the future decidedly lack?

5. What does Avram Harwood's staff deal with in running the operations center for Capone's Organization?

6. According to Capone, what is the main difference between Chicago and New California?

7. What is Kesteven?

8. When the space plane's pilot learns that some of the space plane's passengers will have to remain aboard the space plane, what does the pilot request from Sarha Mitcham?

9. When Jezzibella reaches the airport in San Angeles, why has her flight been rescheduled?

10. Why does Jezzibella's manager select an early morning departure for Jezzibella's tour convoy out of San Angeles?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Fletcher Christian and Joshua Calvert. How are the two characters similar? How are they different?

Compare the role that Louise plays in each of their lives. How is each character affected by Louise, both positively and negatively?

Essay Topic 2

The author uses several different literary techniques as the story is told in regard to the story's flow. Describe the techniques of both flashbacks and foreshadowing. How are each of these techniques used in the story? Give specific examples of each technique. Why might Hamilton have chosen to use both of these techniques in the story? Was the story enhanced by the use of these two techniques?

Essay Topic 3

The theme of loyalty is evident throughout the novel. Al Capone's loyalties, for instance, lie with himself and, to a lesser degree, Jezzibella. Discuss how the theme of loyalty is portrayed through the eyes of Al Capone, Jezzibella, Genevieve Kavanaugh, and Joshua Calvert.

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