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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. What is the OHS?

2. What company does Julia work for?

3. Why does Jack suspect that Julia is having an affair?

4. Who does Eric think he sees in the car with Julia?

5. How difficult is molecule manufacturing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Eric say the "vacuum men" looked like?

2. Why did Jack program PREDPREY with the predator-prey model?

3. Describe what Amanda looks like the day after her trip to the hospital.

4. Where is Julia when Jack tries to call her at the end of Day 4?

5. What reason does Mary give for Ricky and Julia's strange behavior?

6. Who accuses Xymos of illegal practices and why?

7. What does Julia tell Jack as she is being carried into the ambulance?

8. Why does Jack contemplate calling his lawyer on the start of Day 5?

9. Why does Jack think that Julia is having an affair?

10. What dream does Mary describe when she is talking on the phone with Jack?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Several of the characters in Prey are overly concerned with accumulating wealth and success. Eventually these obsessions lead to their downfall. Write an essay explaining how wealth and success play into the lives of Jack, Julia, Ellen, Ricky, and others. Which characters strive the most to be wealthy and successful? Why? Which characters obsess to the point at which these elements become their downfall? Why? What happens to them? Provide specific examples from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 2

There are multiple antagonists in Prey. The swarms developed by Xymos are the most powerful and daunting of them all. Write an essay explaining how the swarms are the major antagonist throughout the story. What sort of trouble do the swarms create? How does the evolutionary process the swarm goes through affect the protagonists in the story? Why is the swarm more and more difficult to kill as the plot progresses? Provide specific examples from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

Technology is the most dominant element in Prey. Write an essay exploring the ideas of technology and technological advances. How is technology important to the story? How do technological advances both hinder and help the protagonists? What lesson is to be learned from the story when it comes to technology and using it wisely? Provide specific examples from the text to support your position.

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