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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 tells Lindsay to get into the decontamination suit?

2. How many weeks worth of beard growth does Lindsay have?

3. Why does Kitsune make Lindsay help her with the front?

4. What is risky to Nora?

5. What doesn't Lindsay correct Dr. Prager on?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kinds of things does Kitsune never tell Lindsay?

2. What is the point of Carnaval and why do the pirates want the Shapers to join in?

3. What do the surgeons do to Kitsune?

4. Why is Lindsay so freaked out about fire?

5. What is Zen Sarotonin?

6. What does Alexandrina view as very sad?

7. How does Vera come between Constantine and Lindsay? Why does she do this?

8. Why won't Nora come with Lindsay?

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

10. What does the drogue do to Lindsay?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the feuds against the Shapers. What characteristics make them so disliked? Who, specifically, doesn't like them and why? Do these presumed traits by enemies of the Shapers have merit? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Lindsay's initial lack of desire for going in for treatment for aging. What is he afraid to lose? Do these fears have merit? Why or why not? What could Lindsay stand to gain?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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