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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 purpose(s) does the blanket Marina has with her on her trek serve?

2. Where does Marina fall in age in relation to the other orphans?

3. What happens after Six tells them what she knows?

4. Where is John when he wakes?

5. What does Marina do out of frustration?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Six escape the prison and the Mogs?

2. Where is Marina and how does she fit in with the group of children there?

3. What bothers Marina about the stranger in the cafe?

4. How do John and Six demonstrate their desire to be as harmless as possible?

5. What does Six tell them about the Mogadorians?

6. When will Marina turn eighteen and what is the significance of her eighteenth birthday?

7. How is a friendship developing between Marina and Ella?

8. What does John find when he opens his Loric chest?

9. What talent of Ella's does Marina notice?

10. What does Marina do right after church and how does that help her stock her cave?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"The Power of Six" is one book in a series of novels involving John Smith and many of the other characters.

1. What are two advantages of writing a series of novels about the same characters? Use examples.

2. What are two disadvantages of writing a series of novels about the same characters? Use examples.

3. Do you prefer to read a standalone book, or a series of books with the same main characters? Explain your response.

4. Do you think it is easier or more difficult (or about the same) to write a standalone book versus one in a series? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 2

There are a number of interesting questions raised by "The Power of Six". Questions that Lore most likely want readers to consider and think through carefully. Discuss the following:

1. What does the term "author agenda" mean?

2. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the Lore's agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Lore's probable agenda concerning that idea.

2. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface?

3. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author?

4. Research the life of Lore and see if/where his life may have influenced his writing.

Essay Topic 3

John Smith is in some ways a larger-than-life hero. Despite incredible odds, he usually comes out on top, in "The Power of Six" and in the other books in the series. Discuss the following:

1. Does having a larger-than-life hero make that person less of a hero? In other words, which is more admirable--a hero who ultimately always "lands on his feet," or one who strives against impossible odds and doesn't succeed?

2. Does a character have to be successful in order to be a hero? Explain your answer.

3. Choose one other character besides Potter who you might call a hero/heroine and explain why you choose that person.

4. Does every work of fiction have to have a hero? Explain your answer.

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