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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. What does Kayla do when she hears a door open?

2. On what does Nedra blame Mfumbe's current legal status?

3. What is Mfumbe doing while Kayla searches for him?

4. What does Mfumbe try to steal that gets him caught?

5. How does Mfumbe enter the kitchen?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Kayla and Mfumbe escape the Global-1 officers?

2. What vision does Kayla have one morning?

3. Where are Mava and Tova moving? How does the move affect Kayla's plans?

4. Where do Kayla and Mfumbe arrive after three weeks? What visions does Kayla have there?

5. Who finds Kayla? What does this person tell Kayla?

6. What does Kayla write to Amber?

7. What does Zekeal say Kayla should do?

8. What does Nedra say on television?

9. What does Nedra say about Mfume in a letter to the editor?

10. What does Kayla dream while sleeping in the woods?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Weyn's use of literary devices (such as foreshadowing, cliffhangers, deux ex machina,) and how they add or detract from the story. Does Weyn use too many or too few literary techniques? Explain.

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

Characters are an integral and important part of novels. Analyze how secondary characters in The Bar Code Tattoo help drive the plot. Describe their specific contributions to the storyline.

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