The Candy House Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Jennifer Egan
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 109 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Candy House Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Jennifer Egan
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 109 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Who is Lincoln's sister?

2. Who says she has done work beginning to externalize animal consciousness?

3. What does Lincoln get in hopes of winning over the object of his affection?

4. Who are the two college friends Bix associates with tragedy?

5. Where do Melora and Lana go to college?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Miranda Kline form her famous hypotheses and algorithms?

2. What happens when Alfred tracks Jack Stevens down and visits him?

3. What is Bix Bouton known for?

4. How does Lincoln's sister Alison help him?

5. What is bothering Bix Bouton in Part I?

6. Why did Alfred once love Jack Stevens so much?

7. How does Lincoln experience the world?

8. What does Drew think of Miles at first?

9. Why does Bix Bouton go to a session with professors and students in disguise?

10. What is the crisis at Harvest that shocks everyone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Egan's telling, how does technology both improve and negatively complicate our lives? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Egan treat the topics of empathy and change, and what connections does she draw between the two? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What does Egan suggest is responsible for Miles Hollander's redemption early in the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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