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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. Why did Xymos and MediaTronics choose the bacteria type they did for manufacturing?

2. What is the one thing that the swarm fears?

3. Which character is the first to die to the swarm?

4. Why does Jack get angry with Julia and Ricky on Day 7?

5. What does the cave smell like that the team in the desert finds?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Jack see the swarm mimic when he is inside their nest?

2. What does the swarm look like when Jack first sees it?

3. Why is the team safest in the desert when the wind speed is high?

4. Why are the scientists unable to collect the units when they become deactivated at night when there is no sun to power them?

5. Why does Jack suspect that Ricky is more involved with the swarms than he is admitting?

6. How was the swarm able to evolve with Julia's help before Jack arrived at the facility?

7. What are Jack and Ricky discussing when the alarm goes off?

8. Why is the swarm self-sustaining?

9. How is the manufactured swarm able to fly?

10. How does Jack feel when he sees the swarms hunting in the desert for the first time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jack is thinking of technology and programming whenever he has a spare moment. Write an essay exploring how Jack uses his obsession with technology to his advantage in bad situations. What types of solutions does he think up on his own? How and when are these solutions put to the test? In which instances does being so familiar with PREDPREY and programming save his life? Provide specific examples from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 2

Julia and Jack share a tenuous relationship through most of the story. Write an essay that explores the relationship between Jack and Julia. What types of things does Julia accuse Jack of doing? Why is she seemingly harsher to him than he is to her? Is Julia justified in her accusations and actions? Why or why not? Provide specific examples from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

Creating the units that make up a swarm takes a very delicate manufacturing process. Xymos has gone out of its way to create an assembly that is unlike any other. Write an essay explaining how the Xymos assembly process works. What materials does Xymos use to manufacture their units? Why is their process more like genetic engineering and less like nano manufacturing? What are the magnetic fields and cryogenic rooms used for? What is the product of the process and how does it fit into the whole? Provide specific examples from the text to support your position.

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