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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 does Vond affect Frenesi's outlook?

2. What is her fate when she is taken to auction?

3. What happens when the depression lifts?

4. What is Wayvone's plan for DL?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Zoyd agree to the deal that Vond offers him?

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

3. How does DL become associated with martial arts?

4. After DL is sold in Japan, what does she discover about her buyer?

5. How does Brock engineer the shooting of Weed Atman in the 1960's?

6. Where is the College of the Surf located?

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

8. What happens when DL tries to put Wayvone's plan into action?

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

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

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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