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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. In Chapter 1, what does Petra have to drink?

2. In Chapter 3, how long had it been since Petra played with her American Girl doll?

3. In Chapter 4, to what floor does Ben direct the Penas?

4. What floor does Ben live on in Chapter 4?

5. In Chapter 10, what snake does Petra remember finding in Lita's chicken coop?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Petra remember doing with her father the summer she turned 12?

2. What were the interstellar colonization ships designed for?

3. What does Crick see on Petra's face in Chapter 10 that he thinks is a disease, and how does the Chancellor describe the marks on Petra's face?

4. Where is the launch site, and how do the Penas get there?

5. What does Lita give Petra to take on her trip?

6. What is on the first level of the ship?

7. What does Petra learn she and her family will be doing?

8. When does Petra finally get sleepy and lose consciousness?

9. What is En Cognito?

10. What does Petra see and hear when the ship has to leave early?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Higuera uses backstories, exposition, and flashbacks to reveal information about events that happened before The Last Cuentista begins. How does the author use backstories, exposition, and flashbacks to reveal information about Petra’s past?

Essay Topic 2

Glish does not believe that work or service matters if they cannot reap the benefits of their work and service. How does Glish’s philosophy go against the dogma of the Collective?

Essay Topic 3

At the end of Chapter 25, it appears that Javier has betrayed Petra. Why does it appear that Javier has betrayed Petra? How does Petra learn later that appearances deceived her and Javier did not betray her?

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