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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. Why can Ky not be Matched?

2. What color pill does Cassia consider taking to calm down?

3. How does Cassia feel about seeing Ky with Livy?

4. When Ky asks Cassia about her memories, she tells him about ________________________.

5. Which of the following is NOT a color of the land where Cassia and Ky live?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Society not want Cassia to be with Ky and what is Cassia's opinion of that?

2. What is Society doing in the middle of the night that Cassia's mother considers to be a warning for her?

3. What does Ky mean when he tells Cassia they are running out of time and how does he feel about the decision Cassia made for him at his workplace?

4. How does the Official subtly blackmail Cassia regarding her sorting work and the choices she makes?

5. What is the first word that Ky teaches Cassia to write?

6. What does the Official warn Cassia might happen to Ky if they maintain their relationship?

7. Why does Cassia hold back from telling Ky that she saw his face on the screen at her Match Banquet?

8. What does Ky give to Cassia after they kiss on top of the hill?

9. In what ways are Cassia and her mother alike?

10. What very difficult sorting decision does Cassia make regarding Ky and his workplace?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the overall setting for the story. Why does the author use the setting she does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Project into the future ten years after the end of the novel and write a brief synopsis for Cassia's life. Where will she be living? Who will be present in her life? To whom will she be Matched? What will her thoughts about Society be at this time?

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