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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. In Book 3: Part 4, what does the English teacher want to discuss with Charles regarding David's paper?

2. In Book 3: Part 4, how does Charles feel about monitoring David's activities?

3. In Book 3: Part 6, what has happened to the refugee camps?

4. In Book 3: Part 4, what is the fate of the Park?

5. In Book 3: Part 7, how does Charlie feel about meeting her future husband for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the story about the hungry lizard, and what is the lesson or moral of the story?

2. How has the government's actions, or lack thereof, contributed to the flood?

3. How does the last chapter end, and what does Charlie anticipate?

4. Who has died during the flood, and how did they die?

5. What significant change occurr in the lab, indicating the seriousness of the new disease?

6. Why does Dvid go to great lengths to stay awake at night and enter a liminal state between wakefulness and slumber?

7. Why are protestors gathering in the Square?

8. What are the strict orders regarding discussing the new disease at the lab?

9. Who is Peter, and what request does David have for him?

10. How does Charlie feel about leaving her husband behind?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does "Paradise" mean in the context of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

The action in Book 2, Part 1 takes place over two days, spanning Peter’s goodbye party and the events of the following morning. How does the party create opportunities to develop Charles and David’s characters and their relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Why is David unable to see a future with Charles, even though the two men get along well?

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