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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 Jessie not lie down in bed in Chapter 17?

2. Who makes Jessie go back to bed after watching television in Chapter 23?

3. What does Jessie do after escaping from Mr. Neely's apartment?

4. In the beginning of Chapter 20, after jumping from the window, what does Jessie think of?

5. In Chapter 22, who does Katie say she has not yet seen?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapters 17 and 18, what does Jessie overhear Mr. Neely say on the phone?

2. What does Katie tell Jessie about the children of Clifton in Chapter 22?

3. How does Jessie feel when she wakes up in Chapter 22 after fainting?

4. During Jessie's press conference in Chapter 21, what does she reveal about Clifton?

5. How does Jessie get out of the bread truck?

6. What does Jessie tell Mr. Neely when she is finally able to call him?

7. How does Jessie escape Mr. Neely's apartment?

8. In Chapter 14, what do Jessie and the "fat man" talk about?

9. In Chapter 15, how does Jessie feel about her escape from Clifton?

10. What happens when Jessie calls the health department in Chapter 20?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the title, "Running Out of Time", in relationship to the events of this novel. What makes the title appropriate? How is the title symbolic?

Essay Topic 2

Consider the changes between 1840 and 1996. Which changes are largest? What things are the same? What do these similarities and differences reveal about modern times?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Clifton as a utopia. In what ways is Clifton a Utopian society? In what ways is it not? How is this important to "Running Out of Time"?

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