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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. The man Hayward rescued in the tunnels is whose son?
2. What is the name of the one person who escaped a close encounter with Mbwun?
3. How does Hayward disarm the group of boys heading for the march?
4. What are NVDs?
5. Who is Jennifer Lake?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the true reason Kawakita was synthesizing Vitamin D? Do you believe he saw his own end coming and knew what he must do, or do you think it was simply an instinctive move?
2. Why does Pendergast make a second trip into the tunnels?
3. What does Smithback view that leads him to believe his ambition might have finally taken him too far? Do you think his fear is because he feels his mortality or because he has seen the mortality of others?
4. What do you think are Pendergast's true intentions in leaving Margo behind when he, Mephisto, and D'Agosta try to destroy the Wrinklers?
5. Of what is the subway massacre the first definitive indication? What does this mean to the investigation?
6. What do you think are Pendergast's true intentions in bringing Mephisto along on the mission to the Crystal Palace?
7. What does Mephisto's letter given to Margo for delivery tell you about Mephisto?
8. What starts the riots during the Take Back Our City March? Is this the fault of Mrs. Wisher, the police, or the homeless? Cite examples to support your argument.
9. Do you think that Bill Smithback is being used by Anette Wisher as a tool to carry out her own plans? Why do you think so? Cite examples from the text to support your explanation.
10. One of the subway passengers chooses suicide over being at the mercy of his attackers. What does this indicate to you about the attackers?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The second skeleton is a huge mystery to the people investigating and examining it. They can find no obvious cause for the extensive remodeling of the bone structure and are baffled by its existence. What are some of the theories put forward initially? What happens when the skeleton is finally identified?
Essay Topic 2
Review the symbolism involved in the hut of skulls. What does this represent to the Wrinklers? What does it represent to outsiders? What does it represent to the shaman? How does the hut play into the Wrinklers' ceremony? Cite examples from the text to support your explanation.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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