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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who finds Kidd wandering and invites him to stay at his house?
(a) Tak.
(b) Denny.
(c) Lanya.
(d) Madame Brown.

2. Who seems be be causing the riots that start in Bellona?
(a) Black gangs.
(b) Misguided individuals.
(c) Tak and his buddies.
(d) Latino gangs.

3. What prompts Kidd to want to write again?
(a) A discussion between him and Milly concerning a fight.
(b) Lanya pushes him.
(c) Tak thinks he should try one more time.
(d) The scorpions inspire him to try.

4. Have Kidd's memory problems gone away?
(a) Yes, because of pills he finds.
(b) No, he still has black outs.
(c) Yes, they are able to help Kidd fully remember.
(d) No, but he only rarely has memory lapses.

5. What does Kidd wonder as they arrive at Calkins' house?
(a) Why he would agree to host the party.
(b) How he gets food to the house.
(c) Why the house has so many bedrooms.
(d) Where he gets the electricity for the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kidd begin to think?

2. At the end of this section, what does Denny finally decide to do?

3. On the way to the party, who does Kidd stop to pick up?

4. What new chaotic event has taken Bellona under siege?

5. Who never shows up at the party?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Edward probably frightened to leave Bellona?

2. All of the residents are wondering what is happening in the sky. How do they work to find a solution?

3. Although Kidd and Lanya seem to have known each other for a while, what side of her did he never see ?

4. Does Kidd realize what he is writing?

5. Why are the scorpions moving again?

6. Why do Edward and Kidd both decide to join the scorpions?

7. Who starts many of the riots, and what do we learn about the scorpions because of this?

8. Why is this chapter difficult to understand?

9. What is important in the scorpions dialogue?

10. As Chapter 5 opens, what is Kidd wondering?

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