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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. According to Nicole, why did her relationship with her father improve?

2. When Lionel brings Edmund home, he dedicates himself to what?

3. Morrow concocts a plan to sell a prism to which pop singer in "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom"?

4. What is the final message for humanity from the narrator of "The Great Silence"?

5. How does the narrator of "The Great Silence" describe humanity’s actions regarding the near-extinction of its species?

Short Essay Questions

1. As explained in "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom," what is a prism? What does it allow the user to do?

2. What is mimi in "The Truth of Facts, the Truth of Feeling"? What is vough?

3. What inspires Reginald Dacey to create the Automatic Nanny, as revealed on page 175?

4. What is the effect of Lawson's discovery on Dr. McCullough in "Omphalos"? Why?

5. Who is Vinessa in "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom"? What does Dana learn about her at the end of the story?

6. In "The Great Silence," who was Alex, and what did he demonstrate to humans?

7. Who is Arthur Lawson and what has he discovered? What does this discovery indicate?

8. Who is Angela in "The Truth of Facts, the Truth of Feeling"? What does the reader learn about her on page 186?

9. What does the narrator of "The Truth of Facts, the Truth of Feeling" learn about his relationship with his daughter thanks to her lifelog? How does this change his perception of himself as a father, as revealed on page 221?

10. What does the extinction of its species mean to the narrator in "The Great Silence"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the end of “The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate,” Fuwaad says, “Nothing erases the past. There is repentance, there is atonement, and there is forgiveness. That is all, but that is enough” (36). Explain how his words apply to characters in three other stories.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop and strengthen the theme of faith.

Essay Topic 3

Science fiction is fiction that is based on imagined advances in science and/or technology. Choose three stories and explain how each fits this definition.

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