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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 does Keith say that his friends on the outside find him useful?

2. Who rings the emergency bell after the fire starts?

3. What does Lauren recommend Joanne do while she reads?

4. Why does Cory think the family should move to Olivar?

5. When does Lauren have her recurring dream?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Richard Moss' religion.

2. What does Zahra say she prefers life with Richard to life with her mother?

3. Describe Lauren's dream.

4. Why does Cory say that poverty leads to cleaner streets?

5. What doesn't Lauren tell Curtis by Chapter 13?

6. What does Lauren think happens if Olivar succeeds?

7. Why is it safer to be dirty?

8. Why are water stations dangerous places?

9. Why doesn't Harry want to stay and build a community with the group?

10. What are the requirements to participate in the neighborhood watch?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Although Cory knows what awaits her son outside the walls of Robledo, she approves of him leaving the community. Why do you think she does this? Describe the relationships she has with each of her children, her stepdaughter, and her husband. What do these relationships reveal about her character?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Lauren's relationship with Bankole. Does this seem like a relationship of equals or is Lauren searching for a father figure? What do Lauren and Bankole have in common? What obstacles seem to stand in their way?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the government in America at the time of the story. What problems does the government face and how is it trying to solve those problems? How does the crisis facing the government affect Lauren's actions and the actions of the other characters?

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