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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. What does Joe do?

2. What is Joe given?

3. Why does Joe go into his bank branch in Studio City?

4. What does Joe feel obligated to do?

5. What does Joe do to offend them?

Short Essay Questions

1. What debilitating episode does Joe suffer from and how often do they occur?

2. Why did Rose want Lisa to meet the plane when she flew home a year previous?

3. What is the nightmare that Joe is barely surviving?

4. Why does Joe go to the beach in Santa Monica before going to visit the cemetery where his wife and daughters are?

5. Once Joe is safely back in his car and on the road, what thoughts are going through his mind?

6. What is Joe just beginning to discover?

7. What did Dewey give Joe on his way in, and how is it relevant?

8. What do the two young men who approach him and ask him if he is holding bring to his attention?

9. What is it about Dewey's greeting to Joe that embarrasses them both and exemplifies why Joe has avoided all of his old friends and colleagues?

10. What is the culmination of the day's events in Joe's life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What special gifts does SSW-89-58 have? How do they manifest themselves at first? What is the initial indication that SSW-89-58 might be dangerous? What special precautions are taken to keep the handlers and doctors, as well as other staff members and society in general safe from SSW-89-58's intrusion? What is the purpose of sedation and how does that enable handlers to perform maintenance as necessary?

Essay Topic 2

What is the company Teknologik? What is their purpose? Why are they described as a company that cannot fail? What kind of corporate structure does Teknologik have? How is the government involved in their operations if at all? What kinds of complications can arise from this kind of arrangement? Is the financial input available in this arrangement something that skews the results that may come from the company or its researchers.

Essay Topic 3

How does CCY-21-21 first exhibit signs that she is more than just an ordinary young girl with above average intelligence? What prompts the first action on her behalf? What tasks is she asked to perform to confirm her abilities? During the execution of these tasks, what other special gift comes to light? What happens when Rose finally allows CCY-21-21 to share that gift with her as well? What does Rose do as a result and why?

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