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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 did Usman complain about often?

2. What is the presumed cause of Usman's death?

3. According to Hope, how many questions are there in life?

4. Who greets Hope when she gets rescued after Almicar dies?

5. How many southern chimps remain after Mr. Jeb's death and after a chimpanzee fight?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hope learn from the Norwegian consulate?

2. What is Hope's relationship with Mallabar at the end of the novel?

3. How does Mallabar react to the attack that he witnesses?

4. What does Hope ask for to end the fighting among the chimps? What becomes of her request?

5. What, briefly, is the mathematical set John dreams of creating and where is he while he is tries to develop it?

6. What explanation was given to Hope about the death of Usman and why does she believe it?

7. How does Hope's discovery among the chimps show her that she and John are not so different? What is it that they have in common?

8. What are some examples of catastrophes that Hope gives in discussing her catastrophe theory? Label each example with the type of catastrophe it represents.

9. Describe Ian and Hope's escape from their captors.

10. What is Hopes catastrophe theory? She says there are seven types, but only addresses two. Briefly discuss the difference in the two she outlines.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A main character has good and bad qualities, giving the character dimension. Discuss Hope's good and bad qualities. Are the "bad" qualities really bad? Support your answers with examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

What is an antagonist? Discuss the antagonist of this novel in detail, relating the antagonist specifically to the type of conflict featured in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Identify and discuss three points of foreshadowing from the novel. Did the author use foreshadowing effectively? Why or why not? Define foreshadowing in your essay and give examples of foreshadowing and how it was used effectively or ineffectively.

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