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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. Avery intends to use the bobbles in what new way?
2. When forced to tell Allison how he knows her, what does Wili say?
3. As he works to complete the attack on the Authority bobble generator, Wili is torn by what desire?
4. What does Wili ask Kaladze to do with Della and Mike?
5. What does Avery say Della has reported to him about Paul?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Wili's assessment of the situation with Mike and Della?
2. Why does Mike contact Della, and what information is exchanged?
3. What new device do Paul and Wili create together?
4. What important bobbles does Paul say are due to collapse soon?
5. How and why do Mike and Wili demonstrate their new bobble generator?
6. How is Wili able to move safely through the dangerous neighborhoods around the embobbled tenement building?
7. Why does Paul decide to embobble himself?
8. Why does Wili embobble the tenement building during the hottest part of the day?
9. What is Renaissance?
10. Why does Wili lose contact with Jill during the final approach to the embobbling position?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
At the end of the novel, the world has been totally destabilized by the destruction of the Authority as a cohesive organization. Although Paul, Wili, and the others have accomplished what they set out to do, they express concerns about what effects their actions will have on the world at large.
1) Discuss the major events that occur at the end of the novel which will have a major impact on the stability of the world. Describe the causes of these events and how closely they conformed to Paul's plans.
2) Describe the major political and military powers that exist outside of the Authority, and how they are likely to react to the power vacuum created by the bobbling of the Authority enclave.
3) Speculate, using information from the book, about how the characters remaining at the end of the novel will act to stabilize the world.
4) Based on the situation and the possibilities you have discussed so far, make an assessment as to whether or not Paul and the Tinkers were justified in their plan of action against the Authority.
Essay Topic 2
Wili experiences the most growth of any character over the course of the novel. Although he begins as an orphaned and miscreant youth, he becomes an important leader within the Tinkers and possibly the most influential thinker in the world.
1) Discuss Wili as a character at the time that he enters the story. What is his background and what are his character traits? Explain how he uses his considerably intellect at this time.
2) Describe the causes of Wili's reform as a moral person. Explain what initiates this change and discuss some examples of Wili's superior moral standing from events in the later parts of the novel.
3) Explain Wili's growth as an intellectual thinker and leader. Identify the point where he surpasses and takes over for Paul, and how and why he becomes recognized by others in the Tinker movement as an important leader.
Essay Topic 3
The bobbles are a defining element of the setting, and all the major events of the novel and of the history leading up to it are shaped by them. They represent a kind of super-weapon, superseding nuclear weapons, and allowing the Peace Authority to control much of the world.
1) Explain what a bobble is, how it is created and destroyed, and what its characteristics are.
2) Describe some uses for bobbles that are seen in the novel.
3) Explain how the Authority is able to control most of the world through their use of bobbles.
4) Discuss the impact that Paul and Wili's rogue bobble-generator has on the world and its political balance.
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