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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. Which Doctor Who actor does Diego prefer?

2. With which of the following does "18 December 2015" begin?

3. From what Colorado town does Diego hail?

4. Which of the following leaves an alien mask in Henry’s seat?

5. What does Henry assert is in the coating of his mother’s fried chicken?

Short Essay Questions

1. On what condition does Henry agree to skip school with Diego?

2. For what reasons does Henry abandon searching for his father?

3. How does Henry describe Nana’s care facility when he makes his first visit there?

4. What opportunities to out Marcus does Henry note having had?

5. How does Henry understand Marcus’s self-concept?

6. How does Henry note his mother discouraged him and Charlie from rising early on Christmas?

7. How does Henry know what time he is awakened on 4 November 2015 (171)?

8. What happens after the last hive of honeybees dies?

9. For what is Audrey’s mother notable?

10. How does Henry’s mother note having secured her new job?

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

Dates figure prominently into the novel. How might the novel have differed were it set in a different time than it occupies? Why would it be different in such ways?

Essay Topic 3

Explicate the significance of the name of any one character in the text.

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