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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. Where does Isaac connect Andrej to the electric cable?

2. What crime is Yagharke allegedly guilty of committing?

3. How does Isaac manage to thread the electric wires throughout the city?

4. What part of town is the Glasshouse located in?

5. At what river does Isaac meet the Weaver?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Shadrack die?

2. How do the members of MontJohn Rescue dress?

3. Why doesn't Lemuel want to continue Isaac's search for Lin?

4. How is the final slake moth killed?

5. What is the Glasshouse, and why does Isaac go there?

6. Why does Isaac visit Canker River?

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

8. How does the crew manage to weave the dream cable throughout the entire city?

9. How are the four fugitive greeted when they arrive at the Construct Compound?

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

In the middle of the novel, the reader learns that Dr. Barbile and Benjamin Flex were working together on a project involving the slake moths for the government. First, describe the details given in the novel regarding this undercover project. Then, while using the consequential actions from the novel, explain what you think the real purpose of Dr. Barbile's experiment was. How did this experiment lead to Benjamin Flex's death? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the novel, many characters believe that the slake moths cannot be killed, yet by the end of the novel, all four moths are dead. First, explain why many believed the slake moths couldn't be killed. Then, describe, in detail, how each of the four slake moths were killed, and how their killers overcame the superpowers of the moths to defeat them. Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Soon after he accepts his new project with Yagharek, Isaac visits the Weird Circus, a place that has an extreme emotional impact on him. First, choose two disturbing images that Isaac saw at the Weird Circus and explain why they affected him so deeply. Then, explain how creatures ended up at the Weird Circus rather than one of the many other homes for castaways in society. Overall, do you think New Crobuzan deals with their people in a respectful way? Why or why not? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.

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