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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. How many constructs does Isaac count at the council?

2. Where is Isaac arrested?

3. Whose dead body does Isaac find in Lin's apartment?

4. Who unexpectedly offers protection to Jack and Derkhan during the final battle?

5. Which of the following characters says, "Marvelous. You've got a vacuum cleaner on your side!"

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the members of MontJohn Rescue dress?

2. How do the Cactacae police react when they see Isaac running through their streets?

3. What plan to kill the slake moths does Isaac concoct with the help of the Constructs?

4. Who is Andrej Shelbornek?

5. How is the slake moth killed at the Construct Compound?

6. What unexpected visitor stops at Isaac's house following the final slake moth attack?

7. How is the final slake moth killed?

8. What does Derkhan purchase from the local hospital?

9. Why does Isaac visit Canker River?

10. What is waiting for Isaac in the room that "reeks of rotting flesh"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the maturation process for the larva Isaac kept in his laboratory that eventually became the slake moth. What developmental stages did the larva go through? In your opinion, were there warning signs about the terrible creature the larva would become? If so, when? Finally, who do you think should be held responsible for the slake moth attacks? Why? Be sure to include information from the text to help strengthen your argument.

Essay Topic 2

In the opening of the novel, China Mieville immediately sets the parameters for the world of New Crobuzon and the rules of life there. First, describe in detail the setting of New Crobuzan and the rules of society life there. Then explain how this introduction prepared you as a reader to engage with the conflicts of the novel. Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

The Vodyanoi are famous in New Crobuzan for making a particular type of artwork. First, describe the type of artwork made by the Vodyanoi, and then explain why only the Vadyanoi are physically equipped to make this type of artwork. Then, describe the piece of artwork that Isaac buys from the Vodyanoi at the opening of the novel. How does this piece of artwork affect his scientific journey for the rest of the novel? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.

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