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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 is Violet reading as Titus chats to her?

2. What does Titus accuse Violet of doing?

3. What is Titus able to monitor from his feed?

4. What does Violet pretend she is buying for Titus?

5. What does the nurse say about Violet in this hospital?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Violet's experience as she received FeedTech's response.

3. Why is Titus uneasy around Violet?

4. Explain how Link received his name.

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

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

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

8. Describe Violet's father.

9. List as many items as you can from Violet's 'to do' list.

10. Explain why Violet wants to try to resist the feed.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Violet's character is unique in the novel, in that she is a traditionalist, whereas Titus is not. Compare and contrast Violet's character with those of Titus and his friends. How is she similar? How is she different? What are these differences? Why do you think such differences exist? What does this say about the effect of the feed and of social class on the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Titus' world in the novel is in an environmental crisis. Using details from the book, discuss the world Titus leaves in. What has happened to the sun, air, clouds, and oceans? Why are domes needed? Why do they need suits to play near the water? What is covering the domes? What killed people in Central America? What is happening to the people themselves? Why is no one making an effort to change this?

Essay Topic 3

Another strong theme in the novel is the marketing of products to teenagers. Throughout the novel, the kids receive banner advertisements for a number of products, and even spend an entire chapter trying to win free Coke. Choose three examples of marketing in the novel, and discuss who is being marketed to, the product, and why that particular audience was chosen in the book. Also, do you think the extreme amount of marketing done in the novel has an affect on the kids? What is it?

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