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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. With which of the following does Chapter 18 begin?

2. What is Gwendy's nickname on the mission?

3. Of what does Gwendy note Adesh smells?

4. To which of the following is Harris compared?

5. What is the name of Gwendy's insurance contact?

Short Essay Questions

1. What protections have been put in place around Gwendy's home in the wake of the fire?

2. How does Gwendy describe the weather facing the flight crew on liftoff?

3. What news effectively ends Magowan's campaign?

4. Where is the fire-damage to Gwendy's house concentrated?

5. What argument does Pete Riley initially attempt to convince Gwendy to run for Senate?

6. What does Harris forecast to Gwendy from the actions of the previous holder of the puzzle-box?

7. Describe the box Gwendy carries.

8. What accounts for Gwendy's name?

9. What connection do the Brighams have to the launch?

10. What information does Gwendy receive about Ryan's death from an anonymous caller?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A lack of formal sectional division in the novel obliges a fairly arbitrary breakdown of the text for purposes of study and discussion. On what grounds might the current divisions be in place? Why and how are they appropriate to the text?

Essay Topic 2

Which character, other than the protagonist and antagonist, is most important in the text? How does the work support such an assertion?

Essay Topic 3

There are two authors for the book. Is it possible to tell what parts are composed by one author or the other? How so? Or, if it is not, what serves to unify the authorial voice throughout, and how?

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