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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. Sappho has asked to be taken where, so she can die?

2. The night before Skip is to leave, he tells Connie to never give up what?

3. Who debates about the conflict Luciente is involved in because of her jealousy?

4. Connie, after Sappho's death, regains consciousness and has a nurse doing what to her?

5. What profession does Jackrabbit hold?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Luciente tell Connie about possible futures?

2. What does Skip tell Connie when she visits him the night before he is sent home?

3. Describe Jackrabbit's wake.

4. What is a flimsy?

5. Who is Hawk?

6. How do Chapters 15 and 16 motivate Connie?

7. What is the goal of Dr. Redding's experiments?

8. As Sappho's body is taken to its resting place, what does Luciente tell Connie?

9. What does Connie try to convince herself of at the end of Chapter 13?

10. What is the nature of the war Luciente's community is fighting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the changing of names in the future relate to the psychoanalytical premise that an individual's personality consists of different facets? Show, using examples from the book, how Connie exhibits this.

Essay Topic 2

What is the reason the author included Connie and Dolly's conversation at the beginning of Chapter 2? How does it contribute to the reader's understanding of the story and the characters?

Essay Topic 3

Is Connie insane or are her experience with the future real? Provide support for your answer by using examples from the book.

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