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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 name does Henry note Charlie had called him?

2. What does Henry assert is in the coating of his mother’s fried chicken?

3. What city does Henry’s uncle Bob live in?

4. With which of the following does "23 December 2015" begin?

5. Which Doctor Who actor does Diego prefer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Per the novel, when will the sun rise and set on Calypso on 1 May 2091?

2. On New Year’s Eve, how does Audrey encourage Henry to pursue a relationship with Diego?

3. What does Henry suggest would be the case if life were fair?

4. How does Henry understand Marcus’s self-concept?

5. What does Henry assert would be worse than finding the dead body of one’s child?

6. Audrey asks Henry why “people who so obviously hate children have so many of them” (319). What is Henry’s response?

7. How does Henry know what time he is awakened on 4 November 2015 (171)?

8. What effect does the use of Mind’s Eye have on society?

9. Why are there no resource wars as the sun dims?

10. On what condition does Henry agree to skip school with Diego?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Overall, what is the most important theme of We Are the Ants. What in the text indicates as much? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

What is the overall philosophical outlook of the novel? What in the text substantiates that outlook, and 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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