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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 did Evans hear that Kenner lied about?

2. What was found on Morton?

3. How old was the man Sarah was following?

4. What does the sign say as they approach the airfield?

5. What does George do in response to the argument with Drake?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Drake express concern over George's drinking habits?

2. How is Iceland unique in regards to glaciers?

3. Why are certain items tracked by the U.S., and what purpose does it serve to track them?

4. Why was everyone so concerned about George?

5. Why did Sarah begin to feel like a coward?

6. Why did Sarah get such eager help at the surplus store she went to?

7. What things put Evans off about NERF?

8. How was Marisa's boyfriend described?

9. What is Kaolin?

10. How is the man that Sarah is following described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the allusion to George Orwell made by Professor Hoffman incredibly accurate? How has our society shifted into one that greatly resembles George Orwell's 1984? In what ways has this kind of monitoring already taken place? How are we affected by such a social eye?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Evans and Drake. What kind of characters are they? What kind of people would they be if they existed in real life? How do their personalities contrast each other? How could they compliment each other?

Essay Topic 3

Compare the fictional organization NERF to the real organization, ELF. How does the author spin the perspective of the reader from admiration of the cause and dedication of NERF to such a discontent radiation at the end of the novel? How is this change of view imperative to the progression of the story?

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