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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. After Cy gives Makati a message to Ban, how many days pass and she is not taken to the courtyard?

2. What color light indicates the humans are cutting through the forest in "In Spite of Darkness"?

3. In "Evidence," Exhibit A, from where were emails retrieved?

4. How long ago did a band of Orm Mountain rebels kill 120 people in "The Long Memory"?

5. In "The Long Memory," what is Councilman Holt's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Exhibit E of "Evidence," what does Lex tell Alexis about the future in an email?

2. What genetic anomaly gives superpowers to people, and what powers might children receive?

3. How is Cy captured?

4. What does Geminii leave for Orion when she surfaces?

5. What is Cy's time like when she is taken to the courtyard during her captivity?

6. How is the U.S. government and civilization coping since the epidemic?

7. How and why did Cy come to the Capital?

8. Who is Alandrix, and who does she write?

9. Why is it thought that the humans want the Sol Gatherers?

10. Why does Alonzo retire from being a superhero, and why does he go back to being a superhero?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Backstories, exposition, and flashbacks are ways that authors reveal information about the past. How is information about the past revealed in "The Long Memory," "Small and Bright," and "In Spite of Darkness”? Why is important to each story to understand what happened before the stories begin?

Essay Topic 2

The UnPerfect gain freedom in Southing. What freedom do the UnPerfect have in Southing that they did not have on Earth? What are they willing to sacrifice to keep their freedom?

Essay Topic 3

Characters experience oppression in "The Long Memory" and "Small and Bright.” How do characters experience oppression in these two stories? How and why does this oppression cause characters to turn to resistance to regain their freedom?

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