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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 is on Hilda's cardigan when Theo visits her home?
2. Who does Theo's wife leave him for?
3. What is Julian's most notable physical feature?
4. Why does Theo come to the museum in the first place?
5. What importance is Theo's visit to the bed and breakfast?
Short Essay Questions
1. Though he eventually is asked over, for what event is Theo not invited to the home of Helena and her new husband?
2. What does Theo find in his mail two weeks after meeting Julian to discuss his meeting with Xan? What is his opinion of it?
3. How does Theo try to sway Julian away from her plans, and how does she defend her motives?
4. Summarize the meeting of Theo and the Council in Chapter 12.
5. What is Xan's underlying message to Theo in their conversation in Chapter 13?
6. In their private conversation after the meeting, how does Xan describe his authority to Theo?
7. Describe the incident of the woman with the doll in Chapter 6.
8. Describe Theo's concerns that he writes about in his diary after his visit from the State Security Police.
9. Describe the Omegas.
10. Describe the role of Woolcombe in shaping Theo's character.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Struggle for power is a theme that often appears in the book. Discuss the characters who maintain this struggle, and what they wound up achieving as a result. Feel free to compare to examples of this you see in life as well.
Essay Topic 2
Infertility is a terrifying thought, and obviously the main theme of the book. What do you see now in our society that the author could have been inspired by to write of this subject? In other words, what is the infertility that is the subject of the book symbolic of in our culture? Use examples from the book to support the claims that you make.
Essay Topic 3
Many of the characters are obvious symbolic representations of ideas, viewpoints, and people in real life. Discuss the symbolism of the characters: who they are, and who or what they represent. Does this symbolic branding restrain their behavior? In other words, do they act a certain way only because of their underlying meaning? Discuss.
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