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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 Zekeal apologize to Kayla?
2. Where are Kayla and Amber when Kayla has a vision?
3. Who is living at the Route Nine Motor Inn?
4. According to Ashley, what is happening to the healthy babies at the hospital?
5. How does Zekeal explain his choice of reading material to Kayla?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the proposal Senator David Young opposes? What do those who support the proposal say about Young's opposition?
2. What does the doctor at the hospital say he must do to Kayla?
3. What does Kayla watch happen next door on the evening of her seventeenth birthday?
4. What does Allyson say about insurance companies and genetic coding?
5. Why are Amber and her parents living in the Route Nine Motor Inn?
6. What petition does Mfumbe ask Kayla and Amber to sign?
7. What happens when Kayla tries to access her father's files after her mother leaves? Who helps her?
8. What does Kayla do after leaving the guidance counselor's office? Who shows concern for her?
9. What does Amber say about her tattoo?
10. When Kayla arrives at his apartment, how does Zekeal explain what he is reading?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Often, authors will write about "what they know." So, sometimes knowing a little about the author makes the book more interesting. Research Suzanne Weyn, the author of The Bar Code Tattoo. What events in Weyn's background may have helped her in writing The Bar Code Tattoo? What may have influenced the way she depicts various characters and scenes? Give textual evidence for support.
Essay Topic 2
What is foreshadowing? What are some examples of foreshadowing in The Bar Code Tattoo? How does foreshadowing contribute to the suspense in the book? Give textual evidence for support.
Essay Topic 3
Most protagonists are a mixture of admirable traits and character flaws. Kayla Reed is no exception. Explore Kayla's personality traits. Use textual evidence from the book for support.
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