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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 does Nichelle say Mrs. Vey is being held?

2. What is the gift Mrs. Vey suggests Michael buy for Taylor's birthday gift?

3. What is Taylor's first suggestion for a name for their club?

4. What is Michael's mom's job?

5. What is Ostin's conclusion when he measures Michael's electrical output the Saturday after the party?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Michael, what makes him different from the reader?

2. What had Mitchell, Wade, and Jack done to humiliate Ostin, and how long had it taken for Ostin to live it down?

3. How does the game end and what does Taylor late confess about her role in it?

4. What does Dr. Hatch tell Taylor about her birth and her biological relatives?

5. What are some of the images Taylor sees when she looks into Nichelle's mind?

6. What happens when Corky and Michael go outside the house for a wrestling match? What does Michael say afterward?

7. What does Taylor say was her motivation for telling everyone Michael has a black belt? What does she say when Michael says her explanation is a lie?

8. What are some of the pieces of information Michael gets from the police about the kidnapping of his mother?

9. Describe the scene in which Taylor is caught passing notes in science class.

10. What does Ostin say he discovered when he went looking into the birth records for the period covering Taylor and Michael's births?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Dr. Hatch? What is his role in the story? What are his motives? How are his motives seen? What kind of person is he? Support your answers with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the scene in which Michael is called on to kill Wade. What is his reaction? How does he justify his reaction? What does Wade do later to repay Michael's refusal? What does Michael's refusal to kill Wade say about his personality? What does Wade's reaction later say about his?

Essay Topic 3

The idea of a superior race of people is nothing new. Describe at least one other instance in literature or history when this idea is used. Compare the leaders of that instance to Hatch. What do the people opposed to the idea have in common?

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