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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 wakes Kayla in the middle of the night?
2. Whom does Kayla find in a group of people?
3. What does Kayla realize may be futile?
4. What do Mfumbe's parents write to Kayla?
5. Where are Kayla and Mfumbe after three weeks of traveling?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Kayla write to Amber?
2. How do Kayla and Mfumbe escape the Global-1 officers?
3. What does Kayla admit to herself as she is leaving the hospital?
4. Where is Mfumbe staying? What is discussed by Mfumbe and Kayla at breakfast?
5. Why does Mfumbe decide to leave home? Why is his departure a choice rather than a necessity?
6. Why is Kayla sorry she used the computer where she is staying?
7. What does Kayla find as she follows a stream in the woods?
8. How does Kayla find a way to leave the hospital?
9. How does Mfumbe's father rationalize getting the tattoo?
10. How do Kayla and Mfumbe get a ride heading north? Why do they eventually have to give up the ride?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What does the term "author's agenda" mean? In your opinion, what issues/concerns are part of the author's agenda for The Bar Code Tattoo?
Essay Topic 2
Reading a science fiction or fantasy novel requires the reader to understand a world that is not real. How does the author help the reader understand the imaginary world of The Bar Code Tattoo? Give specific examples.
Essay Topic 3
Many readers of fiction place themselves in the position of one character, wondering if they would do the same thing as that character. Do you think one of the values of literature is to serve as mirror for the readers? Why or why not?
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