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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 large was the logo the xenon atoms formed during the IBM experiment?

2. What does the virus liquid that Jack proposes they drink smell like?

3. Why does Jack lift the person he saves after entering the airlock to the Xymos fabrication building?

4. Why can the team not find the swarm at night?

5. How does Charley chase off the swarm that invades his hiding place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Charley's health like when he joins the team for dinner on Day 6?

2. How does Jack react when he realizes that Xymos is using bacteria to create molecules?

3. Why does Jack have a hard time believing that the swarm is capable of eating its prey?

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

5. What does Julia look like after Jack manages to separate the swarm from her body?

6. How is the manufactured swarm able to fly?

7. How does Jack save Charley and himself and get back to the compound before the swarm can catch them?

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

9. Where do Jack, Mae, and Bobby find Rosie's body when they go back outside on Day 6?

10. Why is the swarm self-sustaining?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Infidelity plays a major role in the protagonist's life in Prey. Jack thinks that Julia is having an affair from the beginning of the story. He has no concrete evidence and yet he is nearly positive that something strange is going on. Write an essay explaining the reasons why Jack thinks that Julia is having an affair. Provide specific examples from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 2

Sacrifice is an element several of the characters experience. While some characters are more sacrificial than others, there are many instances of people trying to help each other in times of duress and need. Write an essay detailing the sacrificial actions some of the characters take for others. Which character sacrifices the most? How so? Explain. Which characters sacrifice the least? Why? Are there any characters that do nothing for anyone but themselves? If so, who is it and why do they do it? Provide specific examples from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

Honesty is a trait that is scarcely found in the older characters in Prey. Jack is an honest man while Julia is a dishonest woman. The same goes for Mae and Ricky. Write an essay exploring the ideas of honesty and truth. How does honesty play into the plot of the story? Which characters are the most truthful, open, and honest? Which are the least truthful? Which are the most secretive? Why? Could being honest have saved the lives of some of the characters in Prey? Why or why not? Provide specific examples from the text to support your position.

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