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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 8 begin?

2. To what does Gwendy compare the sensation of microgravity?

3. With which of the following does Chapter 4 begin?

4. From which of the following does Glen hail?

5. On what spoke of the station are the Chinese?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What occasions a thud and a flash on the ascent into space?

3. Summarize Magowan's political position.

4. For what purpose do Lundgren and Drinkwater call Gwendy forward after the space vehicle leaves the atmosphere?

5. Summarize the game "Mermaids."

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

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

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

9. Summarize Gwendy's reply to Magowan's first political attack against her.

10. What is Gwendy's official position on the space mission?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Harris makes a distinction between rightness and righteousness, prizing the former over the latter. What difference is there between the two, and why might the former be more important, per the text?

Essay Topic 2

Similarly, to what other author are King and Chizmar indebted for the form and content of Gwendy’s Final Task? What in the novel indicates that indebtedness? How does it do so?

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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