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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. With which of the following does "20 October 2015" begin?

2. Which of the following does Henry note has a deviated septum?

3. Which of the following discovers a world-killing asteroid?

4. With which of the following does "16 October 2015" begin?

5. With which of the following does "30 October 2015" begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What occasions the end of the world via nanobot?

2. What groups does Henry assert receive anal probes from aliens?

3. What reasons for his assault does Henry consider telling Sandoval?

4. What does Henry’s mother remark that Nana’s status was before she moved in with the Dentons?

5. What does Nana note is the comfort of old age?

6. Why does Henry take particular care to get home after Marcus picks him up from his old elementary school?

7. How does Henry assert that “God surely meant for humans to live” (23)?

8. How does Henry note wanting Faraci to be (88)?

9. What reasons does the narrator give for noting that other versions of ourselves are living better lives than we are?

10. Why does the narrator describe kissing as “ridiculous” (1)?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sources attest to the presence of We Are the Ants on bestseller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

The novel interpolates a series of end-of-the-world scenarios. What function is served by the inclusion of those scenarios, and how does that function emerge?

Essay Topic 3

Which character is the second most important in the text? How does the work support such an assertion?

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