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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 books does the narrator note is advertised in Nzinga’s clinic?

2. Which of the following is noted as BEG’s emblem?

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

4. As which of the following does the narrator describe Nigel?

5. Who of the following provides the narrator information about Nigel’s location?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator report imagining Dr. Nzinga?

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

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

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

5. What does the narrator identify as “The problem with going to a grocery store when you’re the noncooking partner” (215)?

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

7. What reasons does the narrator give for liking the Mall of the Seven Myrtles?

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

9. How does the narrator recall his first meeting with Penny?

10. What reasons are given for disbelief in ADZE’s complicity in the mall attack?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Early on, the narrator notes the contents of Octavia’s library, which include Eyes without a Face, The Hip Hop Ontologist’s View of Leda and the Swan, and Blackstone’s Law; Octavia notes that the books are “real, but mainly for effect” (8). What effect are they likely to have, and why?

Essay Topic 3

Explicate the significance of Penny’s name.

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