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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 computing engine version is operating?

2. Which of the following is the first nation to incentivize long-term Mind’s Eye use?

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

4. In what race did Jesse compete?

5. Which of the following movies do the Dentons watch on Thanksgiving?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does Henry describe Nana’s care facility when he makes his first visit there?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Readerly attention focuses on the following comment: “Sometimes I think gravity may be death in disguise. Other times I think gravity is love, which is why love’s only demand is that we fall” (5). 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

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

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