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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What beach does the group stop at?
2. What does Zahra want Lauren to teach her?
3. What is Tori's ethnic background?
4. What does Harry call Lauren's wound?
5. Where is Bankole's "safe haven"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Although Lauren is very young, she seems much older and more mature than even many of the adults around her. Explain some of the ways in which she seems older than her years, based on examples from the text. Do you think that this believable? What do you think causes Lauren to be so mature?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the Robledo neighborhood that Lauren leaves with the plan for Acorn. Explain the similarities and differences regarding the following:
a. How dissent is handled.
b. The racial/ethnic composition of the community.
c. Security.
d. Food/supplies.
e. People's ability to work.
f. Education.
Essay Topic 3
The America that Lauren lives in does not faced an apocalyptic event like a major terrorist attack, a war or an environmental disaster. Instead, the changes come about insidiously, over time. Explain whether you think this is realistic. What elements of American society in Lauren's world seem particularly realistic?
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