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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. On what date is B's "The Great Forgetting" lecture presented?

2. What system of living does B believe is very successful?

3. B says from 1200 to 1700, man was faced with what kind of hordes?

4. In what city does B give the lecture, "The Great Forgetting"?

5. Who does Jared visit on June 8, looking for clues about Michael and Shirin, before going to find new spellings for Michael's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jared believe the tribal lifestyle worked?

2. How does Albrecht react when Jared says war is an accomplishment of the modern culture?

3. How does B draw a parallel between Eastern and Western cultures?

4. How does B explain how population increased since Homo sapiens first appeared on the earth?

5. How does Jared lose the tapes he had recorded of B's lectures?

6. What happens when Jared visits Lulfre after fleeing the Company Farm?

7. What happens when Jared smashes his ammonite fossil?

8. In B's metaphor about boiling a frog, when does he say the water begins to boil for Man?

9. How does B draw a comparison between a frog and Man?

10. Why does B believe the Agricultural Revolution caused problems for mankind?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of Charles's murder? How does it move the plot along? What does it reveal about the other characters? Why do you think Quinn chose to kill of Charles?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of the fossil Charles buys for Jared. Why does he give Jared the fossil? What does it represent? How does Jared feel about the fossil? What do his feelings say about the way he feels about Charles?

Essay Topic 3

Explore the significance of Jared's confrontation with Lulfre after leaving the Company Farm. How does their confrontation unfold? What is his reasoning for confronting him? What does the confrontation say about Jared at this point in the novel? What it say about the character of Lulfre?

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