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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. Which of the following had Nana told Audrey to call her?

2. With which of the following does "10 November 2015" begin?

3. Which of the following comic book series does Diego read?

4. Who does Henry note works in the Apple store?

5. With which of the following does "5 December 2015" begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reasons does Henry abandon searching for his father?

2. What reason does Henry posit for mothers thinking their sons handsome?

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

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

5. What reasons does Henry give for saying he means to attend Brown University?

6. What opportunities to out Marcus does Henry note having had?

7. What happens after the last hive of honeybees dies?

8. How does Nana describe her experience with Kenny Highcastle?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the novel’s presentation of trauma. How authentic is it? How accurate is it? How do you know?

Essay Topic 2

Readerly attention focuses on the following comment: “I tried to think of the right thing to say, but sometimes the right thing to say is nothing” (122). Does the novel affirm or deny the comment, overall? What in the text indicates that summative affirmation or denial? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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