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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 does the Global Alliance blame for the deaths?

2. What does Violet claim the ads on their feed are based on?

3. What does Quendy say about Violet?

4. What does Violet begin researching?

5. What does Quendy say about Violet?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why Titus enjoys Violet so much.

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

3. Why is Titus uneasy around Violet?

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

5. Explain why Titus is confused as he and Violet sit in her house, and she talks of all the things she wants to do.

6. Explain what happens during Spin the Bottle.

7. Describe Violet's father.

8. Explain what has happened to Jefferson Park, and why Violet and Titus' father argue about this.

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

10. Describe the sea as Titus and Violet view it, and what is shows about the world Titus lives in.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, two different parenting styles are presented, those of Titus' parents and that of Violet's father. Compare and contrast these styles. How are they similar? How are they different? What effect do they have on the teenagers? Do you think they are partially response for what happens in the novel? Why or why not? What do you think the author is saying about the effect of parental influence on children?

Essay Topic 2

From the beginning of the novel to the end of the novel, Titus makes a full character transformation. Using details from the book, describe how Titus' character changes throughout the novel. How does he appear at the beginning of the novel? What are his primary concerns? What does he feel when Violet begins to go into mal, and begins to decline in health? What are his concerns at the end of the novel? Why do you think he has changed so drastically?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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