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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. Who is Hayward's boss?
2. To what does D'Agosta compare the Chief's office?
3. In Chapter 11, who leads the group through the tunnel?
4. What is the name of the theory presented by Dr. Frock?
5. What title does the disembodied voice in the tunnel give Smithback?
Short Essay Questions
1. Brambell and Frock are men of extraordinary intelligence. Why do you think their personalities clash?
2. What kind of influence do you think a woman like Mrs. Wisher would likely have on the political climate? Does she show that she is willing to use that influence to force matters in the direction she wants them to go? What gives you that indication?
3. What is the basic precept of Frock's theory of fractal evolution? How would it apply to the events taking place in the story?
4. What is the irony in the author's naming the leader of the Route 666 group Mephisto?
5. Do you think Chief Horlocker's decision to make sure that the case is given priority because a debutante is based upon social standing, given that homeless men and women have died in the same way for weeks? Why or why not?
6. What does Pendergast reveal about Hayward? How does Hayward feel about this revelation? How does D'Agosta feel about this revelation?
7. What is the history of Mbwun, and why is it assumed that these killings might relate to the events surrounding this creature?
8. Waxie is a misogynist. What does his presence add to the story, and how does that contribute to the overall storyline?
9. What is ironic about using the muse of rhetoric, Polyhymnia, to name an ornate club in Chapter 10? Does its patronage seem to have anything to do with it?
10. To what does Dr. Frock attribute the Mbwun's existence and its unlikely appearance in New York?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Review Margo's theory of infection and how the reovirus affects its host once ingested. What seems plausible about her theory, as it applies to Mbwun and the characters like it? What seems implausible? Can you think of an alternate theory?
Essay Topic 2
Frock is unmasked as the shaman, the man behind the propagation of the Wrinklers. Why is this such a shock to the people trying to stop the Wrinklers? In hindsight, does it make sense? What reasoning does Frock give for his transgressions? Do you feel he has a valid point, or do you think he's simply another drug addict? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Margo briefly explains the importance of ceremony in anthropological terms. The Wrinklers perform a ceremony with their shaman and their drug. What does ceremony mean to a populace? What need does it satisfy in man? Apply those theories to the ceremony performed by the Wrinklers. What is similar? What is different? What seems to be the base purpose for the Wrinklers' ceremony?
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