Bewilderment Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Richard Powers
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 128 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Bewilderment Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Richard Powers
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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. When does the president invoke the National Emergencies Act of 1976 to arrest a journalist?

2. What do Theo and Robin have to eat before they take the sky platform at Gatlinburg?

3. When did Theo and Alyssa camp and spend time in the woods where Theo and Robin camp on his birthday?

4. What was Alyssa's field?

5. What is the first color that a dot changes to during an early DecNef session?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dr. Lipman, the principal at Robin's school, threaten Theo after Robin punches a friend and breaks his cheekbone?

2. What does Theo do for work?

3. Why does the school contact Theo when he is nearly finished with a lecture for the undergraduate astrobiology survey?

4. What do Theo and Robbie carry when they go camping on Robin's birthday?

5. How was Theo able to go to college?

6. What does Robin decide to do to raise money?

7. How does Robin feel about video games?

8. What did Robin want for his birthday, and how does he use it when he gets it?

9. What was Aly's closing when she testified to get a bill passed to stop hunting contests?

10. What is the cabin like that Theo rents in the Smokies for Robin's ninth birthday?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Robin struggles to relate to the world. How does Robin struggle to relate to the world and his peers? Why does Robin struggle to relate to the world and other people?

Essay Topic 2

Currier tries to draw attention to and raise awareness of his neurofeedback training. What marketing efforts does Currier use? What do his marketing efforts reveal about the commercialization of science?

Essay Topic 3

Theo and Robin discuss figures of speech. What are some figures of speech used in Bewilderment? How does the author use these to help readers understand concepts, ideas, or scenes?

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