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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. Who is the narrator of "Omphalos"?
2. According to the narrator of “Dacey’s Patent Automatic Nanny,” Reginald Dacey is so compelled to finish his creation that he is not even deterred by what event?
3. Who is Rosemary in "Omphalos"?
4. What does Dana realize at the end of "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom"?
5. What is one solution to the Great Silence, according to the narrator of the story with the same name?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Jijingi learn about the written versus the spoken word, thanks to Reiss in "The Truth of Facts, the Truth of Feeling"?
2. As stated in "Omphalos," how old is the universe? How have scientists learned this information?
3. Who is Angela in "The Truth of Facts, the Truth of Feeling"? What does the reader learn about her on page 186?
4. At the end of "Omphalos," what does Dorothea vow to continue to do?
5. What does the narrator of "The Great Silence" say is notable about the word "aspiration" on page 234?
6. According to Dana on page 329 of "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom," why do a person's actions matter?
7. In "The Great Silence," who was Alex, and what did he demonstrate to humans?
8. How is Edmund a product of his childhood in "Dacey's Patent Automatic Nanny"?
9. Why does Lionel Dacey resurrect the Automatic Nanny?
10. Who stole the relics, as Dorothea discovers on page 252 of "Omphalos"? How does this person justify the theft?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is the prism found in “Anxiety is the Dizziness of Freedom” symbolic of the themes presented throughout the entire collection? Choose three other stories and explain.
Essay Topic 2
Regret is a major theme of the collection. Choose three characters (from three different stories) who illustrate this theme. Explain why each character experiences regret, how this regret is (or is not) resolved, and evaluate what the author is trying to say about this subject.
Essay Topic 3
The role of speech is central to several stories in the collection. Choose two and explain how speech is central not only to the story’s plot but also to its themes.
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