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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. With which of the following does Chapter 6 "Bad Chickens / 2401" begin?

2. In which of the following does Edwin’s brother Niall live?

3. With which of the following does Chapter 1 of "Mirella and Vincent / 2020" begin?

4. In what state did Mirella live as a child?

5. To which of the following does Vincent’s husband flee after his perfidy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Edwin abstain from voicing his opinion on colonialism when he greets indigenous people?

2. How had Mirella known Vincent?

3. Why do Edwin and Reginald eat buttered eggs?

4. What metric does Talia assert the Time Institute uses to determine if a historical event needs correction?

5. What secret does the fortune teller confide in Mirella?

6. What explanation is given for the labeling of Colony Two as Night City?

7. What project is Olive’s husband assigned?

8. How does Olive react to her driver’s question about being on book tour with a daughter at home?

9. To what is the initial drive to emigrate from Earth to the lunar colonies ascribed?

10. What justification is given for the construction of space colonies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

St. John Mandel lists several authors whose materials she uses. Others are mentioned in the text. Not all of her literary influences are named, however. To what other writers is St. John Mandel indebted? For what? How does the text show as much?

Essay Topic 2

Section divisions, their titles, and chapter numbering / division schema are all components of paratext. That is, they are not part of the text but are associated with it closely and affect its meaning. What significance, if any, accrues to the chapter-numbering scheme at work in Sea of Tranquility? If there is significance, how does that significance manifest? If there is not, what in the novel supports the paratextual divisions that are in place?

Essay Topic 3

St. John Mandel has published several novels, of which the most prominent is Station Eleven. How does the current novel compare to her earlier work?

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