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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. Who is Dr. Larry Elasmo?

2. Who is Frenesi involved with at this time?

3. What is Prairie put in charge of?

4. What does Zoyd want to do before he is arrested?

5. What is Wayvone's plan for DL?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the film archive reveal to Prairie about the documentary group and it's mission?

2. What happens to DL after she refuses to help Wayvone kill Brock Vond?

3. Who sets Zoyd up to be arrested with marijuana and why?

4. What does Ralph Wayvone ask DL to help him do in the early 1970's?

5. What and where is Holytail?

6. Where is the College of the Surf located?

7. What strength does Vond have that allows him to manipulate events within PR3?

8. What political changes does the College of the Surf go through?

9. By the year 1984, what and where is Weed Atman?

10. What does Prairie find in the Sisterhood's computer database?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who does Zoyd lend his car to? What happens to it? Where is Zoyd while this is happening? What does he do to maintain a side income? While he is making his rounds, what do most of the people at his stops tell him? What does he learn about his home and why does it surprise him?

Essay Topic 2

What is the government organization that cures people who are addicted to television? What does the acronym NEVER stand for? What effect does the 'cure' have on Hector? What evidence reveals the extent of his cure? What forces are at work in this project? How does NEVER compare to other projects that are described in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

What does Brock do in a last ditched effort to interfere in Frenesi's life? Who does he approach at the Traverse family reunion and what outrageous claim does he make? How is his claim received and what is the response he gets? Why is he unable to finish what he starts? Who interrupts him and why?

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