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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 character is blooming like branches in the spring when D-503 runs into her on his way to the Ancient House?

2. To what do the people beyond the wall pray?

3. D-503 is offended at the idea that the old woman at the Ancient House thinks of him only as ___________.

4. Who does D-503 have to evade in helping protect someone from the Operation?

5. What name for God does D-503 use to refer to the Benefactor?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does D-503 see in the streets the day after the Unanimity ceremony?

2. What happens when the Guardians come to D-503's room?

3. What happens when D-503 attempts to start the mutiny on the Integral?

4. What does U- do that causes D-503 to resent her?

5. How does D-503 describe U-?

6. The day after the ceremony on the Day of Unanimity, what do the papers report?

7. What does I-330 say about the "last" number?

8. What is the Day of Unanimity?

9. What does D-503 think that his readers truly believe?

10. What happens during the first firing of the Integral's engines?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss plot vs. narrative in the novel. How do we learn more about the themes, symbols, etc. of the story? Through action? From the narrator's assessment of action?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss clarity and irrationality as conflicting themes in the novel. What are some symbols of these concepts? How are they manifested in D-503?

Essay Topic 3

Explain what I-330 means when she talks about entropy. Where else is entropy hinted at in the story? Is it a recurring theme?

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