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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 Lisa do with the gun?

2. What does Lisa think about for a moment after the chamber door closes?

3. Why does Lisa tell Todd a story that night?

4. Who does Lisa ask to become a spy in the city?

5. What does Lisa say Tom is depending on?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is it that Todd is supposed to do once he's inside the city?

2. Describe the conversation between Lisa and Todd when Todd enters the chamber.

3. What is Jill supposed to do when she returns to the city?

4. Why is Tom Logan angry as he sits in Lisa's room the night after he takes over the city?

5. What does Lisa learn from the leader in Wheaton?

6. What does Lisa notice about Jill's children in the days after Lisa's house burns?

7. What do Lisa and her group find in Villa Park and why don't they stop there?

8. What is the advice the young prince gives to his father, the king, and what is the ending of Lisa's story?

9. What happens in the moments after Tom leaves the chamber?

10. What is the deal Lisa makes with the children and what does she get when they return to her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Some of the kids say Lisa is selfish when she refers to the city as hers. Are they right? What is Lisa's argument? Is she right? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

What do you consider the most important theme of the story? Give at least two examples of this theme and explain their role in the story.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Lisa. Is she a believable character? Is she a likable character? Do you admire her? What are her strengths and weaknesses?

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