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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What dangerous natural event takes place in this final section of the book?
(a) A wildfire.
(b) A hurricane.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) A tidal wave.

2. What do the soldiers do with the people outside who have painted a red streak in their hair?
(a) Arrest them.
(b) Force them to leave.
(c) Move them all to one side of the square.
(d) Execute them.

3. What secret does Metias reveal about the plague patrols?
(a) Their main job is actually to spread the plague.
(b) Sometimes they are actually injecting people with a vaccine.
(c) They are the ones who decide who fails the Trial.
(d) Many of them are made up of Patriot spies.

4. When he is talking to Thomas, what interesting thing does Day learn about Kaede?
(a) She is an undercover government agent.
(b) She might be the one who killed Metias.
(c) She is one of the Patriots.
(d) She was killed in the riot outside Batalla Hall.

5. What quality does Day say that Eden has more of than either of his older brothers?
(a) Curiosity.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Self-discipline.
(d) Compassion.

6. When June visits Day in his cell, he thinks she is about to stab him--but what does she do instead?
(a) Gives him a drink of water.
(b) Releases him from his chains.
(c) Kisses him.
(d) Apologizes for capturing him.

7. What characteristic of Day's seems to impress Jameson the most?
(a) His intelligence.
(b) His looks.
(c) His athleticism.
(d) His courage.

8. When June and Thomas are at dinner, what does he say he will tell Commander Jameson?
(a) That June has been illegally using the internet.
(b) That June has romantic feelings for Day.
(c) That June should not be the one to take Day his water ration anymore.
(d) That June should be given some time off after Day's execution.

9. When Day is in his cell on pages 253 and 254, why does he begin coughing and gagging?
(a) He has contracted the plague from Eden.
(b) He is trying to make the guards think that he is sick.
(c) He is choking on the key that he had hidden in his mouth.
(d) The guards have set off a tear gas bomb.

10. What is in the secret photograph that June and Metias's father hid?
(a) The underground system of pipes.
(b) The Trial stadium.
(c) A house with a red "X" on its door.
(d) The lab at Batalla Hall.

11. What does June notice about the Elector Primo's appearance?
(a) His left hand is prosthetic.
(b) The irises of his eyes have an odd gold tint.
(c) He is more sickly and older than he appears to be in his portraits.
(d) He is much younger than he should be, considering how long he has been president.

12. At the ball that June attends, what is everyone talking about?
(a) Day.
(b) The war.
(c) June.
(d) The election.

13. When June offers Day a last request, what does she signal him to choose?
(a) A visit from a member of the clergy.
(b) An elaborate dinner.
(c) Seeing John.
(d) Information about Eden's location.

14. What does June's refusal to recite the pledge on page 250 show about her?
(a) Her feelings about the Republic have changed.
(b) She is the kind of person who struggles to obey authority.
(c) She is the kind of person whose behavior changes when no one is watching.
(d) Her thoughts are so distracting that she has tuned out her environment.

15. What are the soldiers hoping Day will do when they remove his chains on the morning before his execution?
(a) Commit suicide.
(b) Stop moaning in pain.
(c) Entertain the crowd.
(d) Try to escape.

Short Answer Questions

1. When June dreams of Day, on page 223, what does he say to her in her dream?

2. In Day's dream, what has his mother been working extra hours and selling things in order to afford?

3. What is Jameson so upset about when she tells Day that he is a bigger nuisance than he is worth?

4. During his interview with Day, what does Thomas reveal about himself?

5. What does June whisper to Day after his escape attempt?

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