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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. Which of the following does Gwendy author?

2. What name do the ground and control crews collectively give themselves?

3. With which of the following does Chapter 21 begin?

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

5. In which of the following does Gwendy find the box a second time?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the box Gwendy carries.

3. Of what does Gwendy dream while dozing before her televised conference?

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

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

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

7. What basic assumption does Gwendy harbor about the wealthy, to which she thinks Gareth an exception?

8. What comments are made about the older members of the audience for the space launch?

9. Summarize Ryan Brown's Black Friday tradition.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A number of readers note the prevalence of overt real-world political messaging in the text. Does the presence of such add to or detract from the effect of the novel on your personal reading? How so?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the ethical implications of the novel's resolution. That is, what are the ethics involved in how Gwendy completes her final task?

Essay Topic 3

Overall, what is the most important theme of Gwendy’s Final Task. What in the text indicates as much? How does it do so?

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