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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. How much does the door charge to open?

2. What kind of wallet did Von Vogelsang produce?

3. Who had the "confidant baritone of a Siamese cat?"

4. What made Joe's morale plunge to the deepest depths?

5. Mundo had the intelligence of a _______.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are Anti-PSI talents necessary?

2. How does Joe get money from the Moratorium owner?

3. What is the unique feature about Joe's apartment that is different from apartments we know?

4. How does Ella explain half-life, and why did Ella believe that he would never fully understand it?

5. How did the author describe Hollis?

6. What kinds of things does Ms. Wirt explain is on the map?

7. Why did Runciter immediately want to pack everything up?

8. What is the reason to fear the telepaths, according to the anti-PSI agency?

9. Why would Ella not like to be in isolation?

10. How does Mr. Runciter find out who Ms. Wirt's employer is, and why is this information valuable to him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Jory as a deity. In what way is he a god in the half life world? In what way is he like the god of the underworld? In what ways does he closely resemble a god?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Joe and Wendy as a couple. How did they compliment each other? Use evidence from the book. Provide an explanation as to why Joe didn't ask Wendy out.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the manifestations of Jory throughout the novel. When Matt and Bill appear to Tippy, what does this suggest about the state of the characters? How does this compare to the Matrix?

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