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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. Why does Simon say Tyler cannot come for Diane?
2. About what does E.D. try to convince Lomax?
3. For what does Simon blame himself?
4. How does Tyler get out of his prison?
5. What does Tyler think is wrong with Diane?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Tyler and Diane escape from Condon's ranch?
2. What happens when Tyler rides along with Wun in a convoy that takes them to Perihelion?
3. What does Molly say when Tyler confronts her?
4. What does Wun tell Tyler about a possible cure for Jason?
5. What does Jason tell Tyler about the Martian ambassador, conditions on Mars and why he was sent?
6. What does Tyler say might be the Hypotheticals motivation as far as the Spin goes?
7. As Tyler, Diane and others are waiting to leave what happens?
8. What does Tyler do about Diane's disease and what does he tell Jason?
9. What happens in the summer with the sky and why does Simon call Tyler? How does Tyler respond?
10. What does Simon say about his conflict between Diane and his beliefs?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Chapter one opens in the present but then flashes back to the past. This technique is done with a literary device called a flashback. There are a number of literary devices in this novel. Discuss one of the following:
Define "flashback" and give examples of it in the novel. What is the purpose of a flashback? How effective is the use of flashbacks in this story? What is a weakness of using flashbacks? Why do you think the author choices to use flashbacks in this story so often? Would this story be very different if told completely in chronological order? Why or why not? How would it change the plot?
Define metaphor and give examples of it in the novel. What is the purpose of a metaphor? How effective is the use of metaphors in this story? What is a weakness of using metaphors? Would this story be very different if there were no metaphors? Why or why not? How would it change the plot?
Choose one literary device that occurs in Spin and answer the following questions:
What is the purpose of the literary device? How effective is the use of the literary device in this story? What is a weakness of using this literary device? Would this story be very different if there were no occurrences of this literary device? Why or why not? How would it change the plot?
Essay Topic 2
E. D. tells Jason that information is generally valuable in the hands of those who can use it. Discuss the following:
Analyze and explain fully what you think E. D. believes about information.
How does access to information give E. D. and others of his ilk power? Give examples.
Compare a character who abuses the acquisition of information to one who uses it for the benefit of human kind.
Does what is discussed in this story about information have any validity in our own world? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
Once some scientists begin to understand the properties of Spin, it is evident that time flows differently inside versus outside of the Spin membrane. Discuss the following:
Compare the properties of time between the inside and outside of Spin.
From the perspective of time, what are the advantages of living inside Spin? The disadvantages?
From the perspective of time, what are the advantages of living outside Spin? The disadvantages.
What do you think it says about the nature of time in that it seems to flow differently inside of Spin versus on the outside?
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