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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. When Mike flees, what sort of vehicle does Della pursue him in?

2. How long does Wili publicly state that the bobble around the tenement building will last?

3. How does Allison force Wili to reveal how he knows her?

4. How does Della figure out that Mike is in an Authority vehicle?

5. How does the Authority react to the floating bobble that Wili created?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Wili and the others able to approach closer to the enclave?

2. Why does Paul decide to embobble himself?

3. What happens during Della's attack on the pass?

4. How is Wili able to move safely through the dangerous neighborhoods around the embobbled tenement building?

5. Why does Mike contact Della, and what information is exchanged?

6. How does Wili manipulate Della and Mike while they are at the demonstration of the power generator?

7. How does Wili manipulate the Authority's communication system for the Tinker's advantage?

8. Why does Avery decide to enact Renaissance?

9. How does Della and Mike's relationship change while they are at Kaladze's camp?

10. How does Mike feel about losing Jeremy inside the bobble at the bioscience lab?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Red Arrow Industries are the remnants of a foreign military force from the advent of the Peace Authority. Over the years, they have changed significantly and play an important role in the conflict between the Tinkers and the Authority.

1) Describe the origins of Red Arrow Industries, including how they came into conflict with the Authority, and how and why they settled in North America.

2) Explain how Red Arrow Industries operates as a community and as a manufacturing business. Discuss their technological and business relationship with the Tinkers and the organization of their settlement.

3) Discuss the role that Red Arrow Industries plays in the conflict between the Tinkers and the Authority.

Essay Topic 2

Kaladze is an important leader, and as a powerful independent force, both the Tinkers and the Authority attempt to maneuver him to their advantage.

1) Describe Kaladze as a character and a leader. Describe the nature of his settlement and the forces that he controls.

2) Discuss the interest Kaladze has in the conflict between the Tinkers and the Authority and how he initially sides himself. Explain how Paul and others are able to influence him to support the Tinkers' side.

3) Explain Della's attempts to manipulate Kaladze on behalf of the Authority. How does she attempt to control his actions, and what does she hope to cause him to do? Explain how successful Della's plan is.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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