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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 unusual structure does Angus report having seen during the crash?
2. Why have others often urged Paul to take on an apprentice?
3. What does Paul disguise himself as when he leaves the Kaladze area?
4. What game does Paul ask Mike to play with him?
5. What cover does Paul plan to use to conceal his reasons for taking Wili for treatment?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who was Sylvester, and what did he do for Wili?
2. How and why does Della manipulate Mike?
3. How does Paul help Allison escape from the Authority?
4. Describe the symptoms of the illness that overcomes Wili during the first winter he spends with Paul.
5. What is Avery's attitude towards the Tinkers?
6. What is Paul's opinion about the bobbles?
7. What happens to Jeremy as he, Wili, and Mike attempt to escape from the bioscience lab?
8. Why does Paul not accompany Wili to the chess tournament?
9. What discovery causes the Authority to become more suspicious about the Tinkers?
10. According to the bioscientists, what is the nature of and cure for Wili's disease?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Project Renaissance begins as a fall back plan created in the face of an uncertain threat from the Tinkers. However, Avery's increasing paranoia cause him to attempt to trigger this doomsday plan with little provocation.
1) Describe Project Renaissance. What is its purpose, and what would its launch involve? What would be the impact of this plan on the world?
2) Discuss the Authority's general willingness to fall back on Renaissance. Why do some Authority figures believe it will not be necessary, and why do some of them believe it should not be enacted in any case?
3) Explain Avery's decision to launch Renaissance. According to the information he had available, how justified was this decision? Explain the forces that compelled him to make this decision, and what unknown factors could have swayed his decision one way or another.
Essay Topic 2
Technology plays an important role throughout the novel. The Authority and the Tinkers have fundamental disagreements about how it should be pursued and employed, and these disagreements lead to the central conflict of the book.
1) Explain the Authority's position on technology and describe some of the technologies it has banned outright and those which it has reserved solely for itself.
2) Describe how the Tinkers interact with technology and how they are able to make significant advances despite their limitations.
3) Discuss the impact that these two competing forces have on the average people in this setting. What technologies are available, and how are they controlled or acquired?
4) Explain why the Authority and the Tinkers come into direct conflict over the issue of technology and how their disagreements shape the overall plot of the novel.
Essay Topic 3
Mike is torn in multiple directions throughout the novel, and ends up betraying those who trusted him multiple times. In the end, he is unable to live with the consequences of his actions, and has himself embobbled to avoid the scorn of those he has wronged.
1) Discuss Mike's personality traits and background, and how these characteristics affect his loyalty and moral bearing.
2) Describe the reasons that Mike had for working with the Authority to betray the bioscientists. How did Mike feel about this betrayal?
3) Discuss Mike's relationship with and eventual betrayal of Della. What conflicting feelings does Mike experience during this relationship?
4) Explain Mike's perception of himself, and how it changes throughout the course of the novel, eventually causing him to have himself embobbled.
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