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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. Who does Paul think will be able to help Wili?
2. How does Wili say he learned about Mike's cooperation with the Authority?
3. The woman who greets Mike, Wili, and Jeremy at the entrance to the bioscience lab tells them what?
4. What does Mike tell Wili to do in his last match?
5. What is Della's mission?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the Authority's plan for the Tinkers?
2. What are Paul's reasons for accepting Wili as an apprentice?
3. What does Red Arrow Industries produce?
4. What is Wili's plan when he arrives at Paul's home?
5. What is Paul's opinion about the bobbles?
6. What types of advanced technology does Paul introduce to Wili?
7. How is Wili treated at Paul's house?
8. What is the relationship between the Tinkers and the Authority?
9. What is Paul's home like?
10. Why does Paul not accompany Wili to the chess tournament?
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
The bioscientists are a group not unlike the Tinkers in their pursuit of knowledge. However, the Authority took issue with them some time before the beginning of the novel, and they have been forced to live underground, sometimes in a literal sense.
1) Describe the bioscientists as an organization, their structure, goals, and capabilities.
2) Discuss the reasons the Authority had for deciding to act against the bioscientists. How were these reasons similar to or different from those that cause them to act against the Tinkers?
3) Compare and contrast the bioscientists and the Tinkers in terms of their respective pursuits of knowledge.
4) The Authority blames the widespread plagues on the bioscientists. Write an assessment of this accusation, using evidence from the book.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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