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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. To where is PFC Hacketts being shipped?

2. How long has Coach Roseberry been working at Cornell?

3. Whose team wins at the Meadows?

4. What did the Ghost Shirt Society put in Dr. Proteus's drink?

5. What do the rebels plan to do to EPICAC?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does the Ghost Shirt Society get its name?

2. Why does Halyard lose his degrees?

3. Why is the writer's novel rejected for publication?

4. What is the basic message of the daytime TV that Paul watches?

5. Who does Paul see run out of the woods after the Meadows, and why is this important?

6. When Kroner visits Paul in jail, what does he say Paul can do in order to get a promotion?

7. Why is Harold in jail?

8. What is the Ghost Shirt Society's plan for rebellion?

9. Why does Lasher think that Paul will be an effective leader?

10. What does the great oak symbolize, and what event is held there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think the name of EPICAC is so similar to ipecac? What does this say about the author's overall attitude towards machines?

Essay Topic 2

What is the point of view of the novel? How would the novel be different from another point of view?

Essay Topic 3

What factors lead to the mechanization of Paul's society? Why is it so easy for people to become dependent on machines?

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