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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. What does Vond offer Zoyd in return for his freedom?

2. What is Brock looking forward to on his visit to PREP?

3. What does Weed's wife Jinx grudgingly accept?

4. How does Sasha show up before Zoyd calls her?

5. What happens to DL when she is working in Ohio?

Short Essay Questions

1. What deal does Prairie make with the leader of the Sisters and where does she start?

2. What does Brock believe that observing his prisoners and taking note of their brow lines, jaw, skull and face will tell him?

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

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

5. What kind of behavior is revealed by the group, who is frustrated by it, and why?

6. How is Frenesi affected by Brock finally finding her?

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

8. What happens to Frenesi during and right after her pregnancy with Prairie?

9. Why does Sasha suggest to Zoyd that he take Prairie to Vineland?

10. Where is the College of the Surf located?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What compound does DL take Prairie to? Who runs the compound and what purpose is there for its existence? Why is Sister Rochelle skeptical of DL, and what decision does she make despite her reservations. What is Prairie tasked to do there, and in return, what is she given access to?

Essay Topic 3

What began the revolution at the College of the Surf? What did the students discover that made them take drastic action and initiate change? How did they go about this change? What did they call themselves and what documentary company covered the events? How did this company get the access they wanted? Who led them into this new era?

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