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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. To which of the following does the narrator compare Nigel?

2. Which of the following does the narrator note had been the previous function of the Reinhardt Uplift Center?

3. To which of the following does Dinah compare herself?

4. Which of the following is the name of the English teacher at Nigel’s school?

5. Which of the following chemicals does the narrator note is in Nigel’s demelanization shots?

Short Essay Questions

1. What message does Jo Jo leave for the narrator when he leaves?

2. What does the narrator note as the inciting incident for his wanting to have Nigel demelanized?

3. How is “the original ADZE” described (218)?

4. What reason does the narrator give for beginning to learn American Sign Language?

5. What outcome from the attack on the festival does the narrator note for PHH?

6. How does the narrator characterize his relationship with Nigel after having drugged him (261)?

7. What reasoning does Supercargo give for resigning from BEG?

8. How does the narrator report his father describing “permitting issues” (231)?

9. What advice does the narrator report receiving from his grandfather?

10. How does the narrator describe Booker T. Elementary when he follows Nigel there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

If there is a villain in the novel—a focal “bad” character—who is it most likely to be, and why?

Essay Topic 2

Explicate the significance of Penny’s name.

Essay Topic 3

At several points in the novel, mention is made of the peculiarity of having and enjoying paper books and documents. What is to be made of the repeated mention, based on the text, and why is it to be made thereof?

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