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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 of the following had Staxxx killed alongside Thurwar?

2. At what hotel is Thurwar lodged?

3. Which of the following had Staxxx killed alongside Thurwar?

4. What weapon had Sunset used?

5. Which of the following is the first to pose Thurwar a question?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reservations does Kai have about Mari giving interviews?

2. Why did Staxxx’s mother caution her to be careful giving out her name?

3. Why does Mari enlist Nile to take her to Thurwar’s penultimate fight?

4. Why did Thurwar engage in a hunger strike?

5. Why does Thurwar have the members of her group run laps with their weapons?

6. What does Mitchell Germin note is key to the popularity of the bloodsport?

7. How does Bad Water explain his incarceration?

8. Why does Sunset note not being able to face the outside world?

9. Why do bloodsport competitors have relative privacy in Hub Cities?

10. What had St. Jean done in prison?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Of the punishments inflicted on people in the novel, which is the worst? Why is it the worst?

Essay Topic 2

Similarly, the lengths of chapters influence reading. What pattern of chapter-length is present in the novel, if any? What effect does the length of chapters have on the reading? How is the effect achieved?

Essay Topic 3

Consider the ending of the novel. Does it satisfy? How or how not?

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