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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 was the main role of the group that Jeremy's grandfather was a part of?

2. What usual crop is often grown near bobbles?

3. Jill, the being that Wili initially took for a ghost, is really what?

4. The woman who greets Mike, Wili, and Jeremy at the entrance to the bioscience lab tells them what?

5. What is the entrance to the bioscience lab disguised as?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the bioscientists, what is the nature of and cure for Wili's disease?

2. How and why did the Red Arrow Battalion settle in America?

3. What is Paul's opinion about the bobbles?

4. How is Wili treated at Paul's house?

5. What is the Authority's plan for the Tinkers?

6. What types of advanced technology does Paul introduce to Wili?

7. Explain the factors that contributed to Wili's decision to stay with Paul.

8. How do Paul's and Mile's assessments of Wili's illness differ?

9. What is Paul's home like?

10. Which group does Mike betray by taking Wili to the bioscientists?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Tinkers are a wide spread and loosely organized group that reveres Paul and his work. Although they suffer a significant blow during the events after the chess tournament, their actions as a group drive the plot of the second half of the novel.

1) Describe the Tinkers as a group, their organization, resources, philosophy, and goals.

2) Describe the relationship between the Authority and the Tinkers and discuss the reasons this relationship becomes stressed to the point of war.

3) Discuss some of the major aids that the Tinkers are able to provide to the average people of this setting, and describe the general attitude of those people towards the Tinkers.

Essay Topic 2

Della is a skilled operative and military leader for the Authority and initially appears willing to do anything to carry out her mission to capture Paul Hoehler. However, her sentiments change and more details about her personality are revealed; she eventually betrays the Authority in stop project Renaissance.

1) Describe Della's position within the Authority and make an assessment of her capabilities and loyalties.

2) Explain how Della uses Mike, and speculate as to whether or not Mike's morals affect her.

3) Discuss Della's progression as a character, particularly her distaste for killing, and her decision to betray the Authority. What are her reasons for this drastic action?

Essay Topic 3

The final chapters of the book center around the final conflict between the Tinkers and the Authority. After Paul and the others are discovered, a large battle ensues, raging in the area around the Authority enclave for multiple days.

1) Briefly explain the events leading up to the final conflict between the Tinkers and the Authority and the reasons both sides have for engaging in the conflict.

2) Discuss the major advantages both sides bring to the battle, including factors such as intelligence, planning, numbers, and technology.

3) Describe the course of the battle, including its major events and resolution.

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