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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. In Chapter 24, what are the colors of the sash and uniforms of the salesgirls in the B-Mor department stores?
2. In Chapter 22, what is the name of Oliver's daughter who wants to play with Fan?
3. In Chapter 23, what percent do B-Mor children have to test for promotion to a Charter?
4. In Chapter 21, what type of pie slices does Vik buy?
5. In Chapter 17, how many girls does Fan see in Miss Cathy's room?
Short Essay Questions
1. At the end of Chapter 24, what does Oliver say about Vik and Betty?
2. What do the narrators comment on happening with more frequency in Chapter 15?
3. In Chapter 13, how do B-Mor residents get a chance to live in a Charter village, and who had that opportunity?
4. At the end of Chapter 17, what do the girls decide that they need to do?
5. In Chapter 23, what does Oliver plan to build?
6. In Chapter 14 what does Mister Leo look like?
7. What is Mala's work schedule and how does that work with her family life in Chapter 14?
8. Why do the girls in Chapter 17 each spend a night sleeping on a bed near Miss Cathy?
9. In Chapter 16, what is it like for Fan at first after Quig and Loreen leave her with Miss Cathy?
10. At the end of Chapter 20, what does Fan do when Vik falls asleep?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
There is a very strict class structure in the communities in the novel. What does Fan’s departure from B-Mor reveal about the ability to move from one community to another? Would Fan have been allowed to just walk into a Charter village and settle there? How rigid is the class structure in the novel? How does the class structure affect life in the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Fan is a woman, but is often perceived to be a child because of her size. What are the advantages and disadvantages for Fan of being perceived to be a child throughout her travels?
Essay Topic 3
Although Charter residents have good lives with many advantages, their lives are not totally secure. What type of life does Quig and his family have in the Charter village? How do they lose that life? What other instances of Charters being force to live a Charter village are told in the novel? What do those incidents reveal about the precariousness of life?
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