The Parable of the Sower

The novel begins with?

• The narrator going to get baptized.

• The narrator on a stoop looking at boys.

• The narrator describing two separate dream sequences.

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The novel is taking place in?

• New York City in the year 1994

• Robledo in the year 2024

• Gardena in the year 2016

• On Mars in the year 2045

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The narrator has hyperempathy because...

• He mother was addicted to the drug paracetco.

• It's a mutation in the genes of humans in the future.

• No reason. It's in her mind, so her dad helps her fight it.

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Which best describes Mrs. Sims?

• She was an astronaut that died on Mars.

• She was a kind woman, who lived with her sons and grandchildren before she was murdered.

• She was a judgmental religious person who lived alone.

• She was a old woman who was bigoted, claimed she loved god, but killed herself after she was raped and her family was murdered.

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In the novel, the astronaut, Alicia Catalina Godinez Leal, can be seen as symbol for our narrator of...

• People who make dumb decisions, and die young.

• The chaos of the natural world.

• That even though the narrator's world is a violent place, there is still hope and possibility for a different path for humanity.

• Pushing through past trauma.

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Which is the truest statement about a possible theme within chapter 4?

• Butler is exploring how society needs cops, and when it doesn't have many "good cops," crime rises.

• Butler is exploring how when resources are scarce, "human nature" finds ways to protect itself and survive, and the technology of guns is one way to do it.

• Butler is exploring how sex & gender impacts social relationships, even when times are difficult.

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Lauren can also feel the pain of animals?

• True

• False

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What is Lauren's fear about Harry and Zahra attraction to each other?

• She would be left out as the third wheel.

• They will be so caught up in each other that they will not protect themselves.

• If they get together, they may have a baby, therefore added baggage.

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How did Zahra respond to Lauren telling her about her hyper-empathy syndrome?

• She supported her and reminded her that there is nothing wrong with her.

• She questioned Lauren about how her syndrome is real.

• She decided to leave her because she was scared.

• She made fun of her.

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What does the narrator say bothered Harry the most about Lauren killing the men who attacked them?

• Her coldbloodedness

• Her slowness to respond

• Her lack of sympathy for their death

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