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==Final Exam Essay Questions== '''Note: these are the questions from 2007 and will be modified before our exam this semester. Please check back to make sure you have the correct questions!'''
The final exam will cover all the material we've discussed in class and will be closed book. It will consist of the following questions:
* 10 content questions worth 10 marks (similar to the quizzes). The answers can be single words or in point form, as is appropriate. Grammar will not count, although spelling will!
* 5 short answer questions (no more than 1 page) worth 5 marks each. Your answer should be a complete paragraph with grammatically correct sentences and have appropriate formatting - page citations are not required. Typically these questions will require three or more sentences.
* 1 longer essay question (5-8 pages), worth 25 marks. This should be a complete essay, with an introduction, thesis statement, conclusion, and two to three body paragraphs, each of which addresses a sub-topic and provides concrete examples from the assigned readings to support your thesis. Your answer should also be in grammatically correct sentences and have appropriate formatting - page citations are not required.
*Identify the major characteristics of "Hard" SF. Illustrate your points by referring to one of the assigned readings.
*Identify the major characteristics of "Social" SF. Illustrate your points by referring to one of the assigned readings.
*Science fiction stories often have to deliver a lot John W. Campbell was an influential editor of information to the reader, but don't want to deliver it in a tedious way (iSF.eHow did he help shape SF?*Hugo Gernsback was an influential editor of SF. How did he help shape SF?*What major changes took place in SF as a dry lecture). Describe it moved from the techniques used "pulp" era to do this in one of the assigned readings."Golden Age"?
*Homelessness is a theme in "Aye, and Gomorrah". Explain. Cite concrete examples from the story to support your explanation.
*Why did Tiptree choose to make her narrator, and main character, a "strong" male character? Illustrate your points by referring to the story.
*What is Gibson saying about the place of the individual in a corporate-run society? Support your argument by referring to concrete examples from the story.
*At the end of the "The Women Men Don't See" the narrator says, "Two of our opossums are missing." Explain. Cite concrete examples from the story to support your explanation.
*Does Ender represent "Good" in ''Ender's Game''? Support your argument by referring to concrete examples from the novel.
*Does Peter represent "Bad" in ''Ender's Game''? Support your argument by referring to concrete examples from the novel.
*Communication, or lack of communication, is important in ''Ender's Game''. Explain. Cite concrete examples from the novel to support your explanation.
*In ''Ender's Game'', does Ender come to terms with the destruction of the buggers? Support your argument by referring to concrete examples from the novel.
