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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. While Esther tries to run to the plane, who gets in a fight at the airport?

2. Who is dressed as a woman and steals the transmissions in Chapter 9?

3. When Mondaugen was in Africa, what was the project he worked on?

4. What does Profane and a talking machine compare the stack of junk cars at the dump to?

5. When Kurt Mondaugen is stopped by a lieutenant in Chapter 9, what does the lieutenant think Mondaugen is up to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the big change Benny Profane makes in Chapter 13 regarding Rachel Owlglass?

2. When Benny is propositioned by Mafia, what does he do and what does it reveal about him?

3. How does Benny show signs of regression in Chapter 13?

4. Why does Paola masquerade as Ruby?

5. Why is Fina leaving New York?

6. Why is Rachel disappointed in Benny?

7. What is Godolphin's point of contention against V.'s argument for Vheissu?

8. What does Fausto Mijstral reveal in his letter to his daughter Paola?

9. When Fausto changes his personality, what is the role that he assumes?

10. What is Paola's relationship with men in Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses more than one iteration on the motif of life-death-life. Identify at least two examples of the motifs about life-death-life in the book.

Essay Topic 2

Describe some of the settings for the stories. What is the overall setting? Be sure to include geography, time period and any pertinent popular culture events. Why did the author choose to use these places in the stories?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role of women in Virginia in the1950s when the women in the stories are living their lives. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women may not have?

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