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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 word describes Alice Blue Bottom?

2. Alice says that she had a surgery that involved putting electrical nodules where?

3. Who tells Connie that she is living "at a certain crux in history....forces are in conflict. Technology is imbalanced."

4. While Connie is trying to prove herslef worthy of some freedom in the hospital, Sybil feels what?

5. When Dolly visits Connie in the hospital, she is evidently what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the way Luciente decides to help Connie escape?

2. As Connie and the others are beginning their attack in the future, what does Connie flash back to?

3. What happens to Connie at the bus station?

4. Why does Bee urge Connie to continue fighting?

5. What does Connie have to cope with as she becomes a model patient?

6. How do Chapters 15 and 16 motivate Connie?

7. What dream does Connie lose herself in when she sits by the fire after escaping?

8. What is Luciente and Bolivar's punishment?

9. What is the purpose of the demonstration Connie attends and Alice is the subject of?

10. What does Luciente tell Connie about possible futures?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who are the Shapers? What is their importance to the story? How are the Shapers of the present and future similar and different? Use specific examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

How do Connie's underlying feelings of resentment and anger contribute to her problems? What is her resolution to the situation? Provide evidence from the book in support of your answer.

Essay Topic 3

What is a parallel existence, or a cross-parallel? How are they represented in this story? Choose at least three examples and compare/contrast them. Use specific examples from the book in your answer.

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