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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. With which of the following does Diego acknowledge difficulty?

2. On what day does the narrator claim the world is meant to end?

3. What make of car does Marcus drive?

4. What was the name of Henry’s first-grade teacher?

5. With whom does the end of the world by nanobot begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Henry note his mother treats Nana’s meatloaf?

2. What occasions the end of the world via nanobot?

3. Why does Henry take particular care to get home after Marcus picks him up from his old elementary school?

4. What does Henry’s mother remark that Nana’s status was before she moved in with the Dentons?

5. How does Henry assert that “God surely meant for humans to live” (23)?

6. What reasons for his assault does Henry consider telling Sandoval?

7. How does Henry note wanting Faraci to be (88)?

8. What does Henry remark caused a young Charlie to go without food for four days?

9. What is Faraci’s Halloween costume at school?

10. What groups does Henry assert receive anal probes from aliens?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, some characters are given but one name, while others are given first- and surnames, and still others are accorded names and titles. What significance, if any, accrues to patterns of naming in the novel? If no significance accrues, what purpose might be served by the patterns of naming in the novel? How does We Are the Ants bear as much out?

Essay Topic 2

Sources attest to the presence of We Are the Ants on bestseller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the novel, Henry’s clear knowledge of math and science is made clear. What purpose does the display of knowledge serve in the text? How does the text indicate that purpose?

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