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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 Mava invite Kayla to do?

2. What is the reason for Kayla's actions when comes upon a stream?

3. While in the diner, what does Kayla consider doing?

4. How does Mfumbe enter the kitchen?

5. How does Kayla pay for her dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mfumbe decide to leave home? Why is his departure a choice rather than a necessity?

2. What did Mava's and Tova's daughter warn them about? Why did the daughter treat her mother at home instead of in the hospital?

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

4. What does Zekeal say Kayla should do?

5. Why is Kayla sorry she used the computer where she is staying?

6. How does Mfumbe's father rationalize getting the tattoo?

7. Why is August on the run?

8. What does Kayla plan to do with the e-card she finds, and how does she feel about her plan?

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

10. What prevents Mava and Tova from moving to Canada?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who are the protagonists and antagonists in The Bar Code Tattoo? Use textual evidence to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What is a plot? List and define the most important elements of plot. Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not? Write a brief synopsis of the plot of The Bar Code Tattoo, identifying where in the novel the elements of the plot occur. Do you find it difficult to identify the plot elements? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of oppression as it is presented in The Bar Code Tattoo. Who is the oppressor? Who is the oppressed? How is the oppression carried out? How is the oppression fought? What might the way oppression is portrayed say about the author's view on oppression?

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