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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. The ________ are members, people, or things that put their hands into something unseen.

2. Mark Parker is the ________ who fights the darkness person in order to save people.

3. People underneath the garden try to ________ together in order to poison the cultivated flowers.

4. What begin to open on all sides after the funeral for the water is held in 1807?

5. The family that is bound up will be forced to watch the intruder ____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the flier that is landing on the floating island of the Gods?

2. What is the process of coughing and how can it be stopped, according to the writing in this section of the book?

3. What happens as a result of a Monica, according to this section of the book?

4. Some of the foods evolved into garments with what sorts of names, according to the book's content?

5. Describe the structure in which the father seems to be buried, as seen in the story's writing.

6. While the origin of air days is unclear, how are they celebrated by people in the area?

7. Within a piece of experimental fiction, what are some of the traditional conventions that are not used?

8. Describe the idea of Gevortsing, as it relates to the idea of sleep collaborations, as detailed in this section of the book.

9. What must happen in order for desire to not destroy the object that one looks at?

10. What are some ways in which the reader might want to respond to the act of snoring

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Marcus uses names in the book, but does not give them traditional definitions. For example, Jennifer is the partial inability to see hands.

Part 1: What is the purpose of assigning new definitions to words in the book?

Part 2: Do you think Marcus is trying to be confusing to the reader?

Part 3: How do the new definitions expand the meaning of words for the reader?

Essay Topic 2

Ben Marcus' book is one that is considered to be experimental, to say the least, which can be confusing for some readers.

Part 1: What is the purpose of writing an experimental book?

Part 2: Do you think an experimental book is one that's easy to read?

Part 3: How do you think the book would be different if it was written in a standard way?

Essay Topic 3

The brain is divided into nine different loaves, some of which are able to resist bird calls.

Part 1: What is the significance of the number 'nine' in this description of the brain?

Part 2: Do you think the brain is as fragmented as the author describes?

Part 3: How do you think the brain might be separated in real life?

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