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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. Where did Ky come from?

2. The youth are rewarded with ________________ at the picnic.

3. Who is the other person who has shown up on Cassia's microcard?

4. What is to happen on Grandfather's birthday?

5. What bewilders Cassia when she looks at the microcard of Xander?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Cassia especially pleased with the Matching Banquet she and Xander are attending?

2. How are Cassia and her father alike in that they both destroyed part of Grandfather?

3. What is Cassia's special talent in the Society?

4. When does Cassia wonder if her Match should really be Ky?

5. What is no longer possible now that Grandfather's tissue samples have been lost?

6. Who is Cassia Matched to at the Match Banquet?

7. Explain how the Matching ceremony takes place.

8. Why are the Officials searching Cassia's house after Grandfather is gone?

9. How is Ky different from everyone else during a film's death scene?

10. Why does Cassia resist taking her green pills?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Cassia's relationship with her mother. How do Cassia and her mother both have to make hard decisions that affect people's lives? On what do they base these choices? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Cassia. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were her dreams and fears? What was most valuable to her in her world?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the significance of the book's title. What does the author mean by calling it simply MATCHED? What is he trying to emphasize with this emphatic style? Suggest three alternate titles for this book with supporting rationale for each.

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