Schismatrix Plus Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Bruce Sterling
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 122 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Schismatrix Plus Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Bruce Sterling
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 122 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 does Lindsay meet when he's taken under arrest?

2. Why is everyone that Nora sees bent double?

3. Why are ReShapers the final outcome of Shapers?

4. Of what does the cold air smell?

5. What is Constantine's daughter's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lindsay tell Nora that he would deny if she repeated?

2. What is rumored about the people beyond the Wall?

3. What does Ryumin attempt to convince Lindsay he should do?

4. What does Alexandrina view as very sad?

5. Why does the Alien's arrival signal the start of peace between the Mechanists and Shapers?

6. Who is Evan Kelland to Lindsay?

7. How is the right to death on Zaibatsu claimed, and how else might Lindsay be terminated?

8. What is Constantine's pride and joy?

9. What do the surgeons do to Kitsune?

10. What is Wells' main issue with the aliens?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In essay form, discuss the following excerpt: "He wept quietly, holding nothing back. He mourned mankind, and the blindness of men, who thought that the Kosmos had rules and limits that would shelter them from their own freedom. There were no shelters. There were no final purposes. Futility and freedom, were Absolute." What does this quote mean to you?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the political system on Dembowska. How is it easily misinterpreted by outsiders? Are they totally wrong in their assumptions? Why or why not? Explain whether or not this political system has an advantage over political systems on Earth.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the Investors way regarding business. Compare it with the way business models are done in our world. What are some of the main differences? Some similarities? Would the Investors way of doing business succeed on Earth? Why or why not?

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