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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 is painless but causes a victim to die a year later?

2. Who does Prairie see for the first time on the film footage from the early 1960's?

3. Where was DL's father stationed for a time?

4. How long after Frenesi is gone does Hector Zuniga first show up?

5. What does Hector have that he claims to have found in Zoyd's home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Takeshi and DL take Prairie after they leave and what does she see there?

2. How does DL become associated with martial arts?

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

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

5. How do Hector and Vond arrange to keep tabs on Zoyd?

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

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

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

9. What is the place that DL takes Prairie to?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Isaiah Two Four? What group is he a part of? What does he want from Zoyd, and why is Zoyd so sure that he is unable to provide it for him? What does Zoyd suggest that Isaiah do instead? Does Isaiah take him up on it? What is the outcome?

Essay Topic 3

What medical condition does Frenesi have during and after her pregnancy with Prairie? How did this affect her most profoundly? What was Frenesi's response to this condition? How did Sasha react? What does Frenesi eventually realize and what resolve does she come away with? When she reaches these conclusions, who reappears in her life and throws a wrench into her good intentions?

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