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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. Near which building does Henry habitually eat lunch?

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

3. What name is given to the nanobots?

4. Which of the following entrees does Nana suggest cooking?

5. Who else joins Adrian in placing nickels in Henry’s gym locker?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the narrator describe kissing as “ridiculous” (1)?

2. What is the initial reaction to the development of nanobots?

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

4. Why does Henry note that “Dreams are hopeful” (135)?

5. What reason does Henry assert for the aliens returning him to Earth naked?

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

7. What additional insult accompanies Henry’s assault in the showers at school?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dates figure prominently into the novel. How might the novel have differed were it set in a different time than it occupies? Why would it be different in such ways?

Essay Topic 2

To what genre other than science fiction might We Are the Ants be considered to belong? What in the text supports that identification? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

Explicate the significance of the name of any one character in the text.

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