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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 does Titus finally do in 'Observe the Remarkable Verdure'?

2. Where is Violet's mother?

3. What does Titus note a hologram looks like?

4. What does Violet believe the riot dreams were?

5. What does Violet call Quendy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain what Quendy means when she chastises Titus in '86.5%'

2. Describe Violet's father.

3. What does Violet tell Titus in the upcar on the way to her house, and why is this important?

4. Explain what happens during Spin the Bottle.

5. Explain what Violet tells Titus about Central America, and what he hears on the radio.

6. Describe what Titus is experiencing at the end of 'A Day in the Country'.

7. Explain the discomfort between Titus and Violet as they are lying on the grass outside her home.

8. Describe what Quendy has done to her body, and why.

9. Describe Titus and Violet's fight about the state of America, and why it made Titus feel stupid.

10. Explain what happens when Violet sends the advertisements she received from her shopping trip to Titus.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A strong theme running through the novel is the danger of a strong reliance of technology, and what can happen to any society that is fed information, as opposed to a society who freely seeks information. Choose three examples in the novel where a heavy reliance on the technology of the feed is detrimental to society. Be sure to list not only the example, but also explain why that example shows a detrimental situation for society. How could that example be different if the society was one in which information had to be obtained, instead of being fed to consumers?

Essay Topic 2

Another theme throughout the novel is the level of intelligence in the teenagers of the book. Titus argues, at one point, that people are super smart as a result of the feed, whereas Violet argues, at one point, that the feed is creating a generation of "ignorant, self centered idiots" (pg. 113). Which do you agree with, and why? Do you think the feed is entirely responsible, or do you think there are other factors? What are they? Be sure to support your ideas using examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Violet and Quendy are two of the females in the novel, and are very different from one another. Their differences explain much about the characters, and their lives in the novel. Choose one of the following topics to discuss.

1) Compare and contrast Violet and Quendy. How are they the same? How are they different? Include examples from the book.

2) Why do you think Quendy and Violet are so drastically different from one another? Be sure to include information from the book.

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