Multiple Choice

1. D (Various parts)

2. A (Various parts)

3. B (Various parts)

4. D (Various parts)

5. C (Various parts)

6. D (Part 2)

7. B (Various parts)

8. A (Various parts)

9. A (Various parts)

10. C (Part 4)

11. C (Various parts)

12. B (Part 4)

13. A (Various parts)

14. B (Part 2)

15. C (Various parts)

Long Answer

1. Because Rick and Josie do not communicate on the same level cognitively, the bubble game is a good way for friends to communicate without words. Their artistic abilities provide them with a medium in which they can communicate effectively. (Various parts)

2. The people in the novel believe that solutions are technological and tangible. Klara, who is a technological, tangible solution to a problem—child loneliness—realizes that the soul is not a tangible entity and therefore appeals to an intangible source to seek the solution to her problem. Though Klara was created by human hands, she places her faith in a higher power to resolve the solution without human interference. (Various parts)