Feed

Multiple Choice

1. C (Part 1, various chapters)

2. A (Part 1, Chapter 2: “Impact”)

3. B (Part 1, Chapter 2: “Impact”)

4. C (Part 2, Chapter 3: “Boring”)

5. C (Part 2, Chapter 9: “Salad Days. W/Sneeze Guard”)

6. A (Part 2, Chapter 9: “Salad Days. W/Sneeze Guard”)

7. D (Part 2, Chapter 10: “The Garden”)

8. B (Part 3, Chapter 9: “Lift”)

9. D (Part 3, Chapter 10: “A Question of Moral”)

10. D (Part 3, Chapter 11: “Observe the Remarkable Verdure”)

11. B (Part 3, Chapter 5: “Lose the Chemise,” Chapter 14: “The Real Thing”)

12. D (Part 4, Chapter 5: “86.5%”)

13. A (Part 4, Chapter 15: “57.2%”)

14. B (Part 4, Chapter 16: “54.1%”)

15. D (Part 4, Chapter 21: “4.6%”)

Long-Answer Response

1.  Titus thinks space is too quiet and old, and it’s only tolerable with his friends around to make noise. This suggests that Titus is so accustomed to the feed that he can’t endure silence. He is also bored by something that would be an impossible dream to most readers. (Part 1, Chapter 1: “Your Face Is Not an Organ”)

2. Titus sees Violet as not only beautiful but also different from the girls he normally spends time with. Titus isn’t bored by her because, unlike the girls he knows, Violet is still amazed by things like low gravity and a trip to the moon. (Part 1, Chapter 3: “Juice”)

3. Titus has internalized the belief that the feed replaces education. He also sees the feed’s open datamining for corporate profits as a benefit that allows the feed to know what will make him happy. He also sees the corporations as a necessity, so he is unconcerned with whether they might be doing anything unethical or harmful. (Part 2, Chapter 5: “Missing the Feed”)

4. Without their feeds, Titus and Violet can only speak out loud, which gives an importance to their language that would not normally exist. Violet amazes Titus by showing that she can read and write, and Violet decides to kiss Titus because he uses metaphor, which Violet takes as a sign that he is smarter and deeper than his friends. (Part 2, Chapter 10: “The Garden”)

5. Violet imagines that everyone in the group will be changed in some way by what they went through together on the moon. However, once their feeds are repaired, the incident doesn’t seem to matter to them. Additionally, Calista is mean to Violet, showing that there is no camaraderie between them. (Part 3, Chapter 1: “Normal”-Chapter 2: “Undervalued Truffle”)

6. Titus learns that when his parents paid for his conception at the genetics lab, they ordered certain physical features from each of them plus some features from a very attractive actor. There’s no mention of any other qualities because beauty was all that mattered. Like Titus, his parents are operating under the belief that the feed functions as a replacement for intelligence. Therefore, natural intellect is no longer valued. (Part 3, Chapter 8: “The Dimples of DelGlacey”)

7. Violet is determined to have as many life experiences as possible, and she has decided that Titus will be the love of her life. This is partially because she wants to have that relationship before she dies, and partially because she has started losing memories and is afraid she will stop existing as a person. Titus has been sheltered his entire life by the feed and by his parents, which has left him emotionally stunted. He can’t handle something as serious and intense as holding his girlfriend’s hand while she dies. (Part 4, Chapter 16: “54.1%”)

8. When Violet’s father sends word to Titus that Violet has finally lost all function, Titus goes to see her. Her father unleashes his anger at Titus for treating his daughter badly. When Titus tries to defend himself, her father sends him a slew of memories of Violet’s decline and suffering, which overwhelm him. Sobbing and apologizing, Titus leaves, but he comes back a few days later to talk to Violet, promising to keep visiting and protect her memories. (Part 4, Chapter 20: “4.6%”-Chapter 21: “4.6%”)