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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. How did Kedus Harbe, Lalibela's oldest brother, try to have him killed?

2. Where was Lalibela born?

3. How did Voile always ensure Dawn was cared for when they were doing shoots?

4. In "Kafka's Last Laugh," when was the last time that Resister had been a part of the last rebellion?

5. Where was Fashion Week held?

Short Essay Questions

1. Once Ona, Al Dwhin, and Prolt are done gardening, how do they get themselves and their supplies back to the biosphere?

2. What does Resister learn from her public defender when she wakes in a hospital bed after the protest on Wall Street?

3. In "Manhunters," what is the headquarters like at the compound?

4. At the end of "Little Brown Mouse," what does Thomas see when he looks out the window?

5. How were UnPerfects treated before they were sent to Hollow?

6. What does West find when she tidies up after the new Arrival?

7. What causes Lalibela's mother to believe he would do great things?

8. How does Sasha escape the soldiers?

9. What are therianthropes?

10. What is Mauve's assignment after her hearing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lalibela is surrounded by bees at his birth. How does Lalibela’s mother see the swarm of bees as a sign? What does she believe the bees symbolize?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. Choose two of the stories in the book and explain how the point of view influences what readers know about events and characters and how the point of view in these stories help readers connect with and understand characters.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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