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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. Where are Risa and Connor when they get caught by the juvey-cops?

2. What does Connor think when he sees Risa playing piano?

3. Most of the Unwinds like Roland, but how do they feel about Connor?

4. What is Roland assigned to do as work?

5. Why are the Unwinds told to stay out of the open desert?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has Connor chosen to make the Admiral the focus of his anger and resentment?

2. How does the Admiral finally convince Connor to trust him, and spy for him, as chapter 34 unfolds?

3. Why does the knowledge of Connor's unwinding cause Lev to move up the detonation in chapter 62?

4. In chapter 35 Lev joins the Clappers, a groups whose only mission is to cause chaos. Does this type of group fit with what the reader now knows about Lev?

5. What evidence does the author give of Lev's changed character during his meeting with the pawnbroker in chapter 26?

6. What lesson does Lev leave Joplin with at the end of chapter 31?

7. What are some possible reasons that the Admiral may wish to run the Graveyard?

8. In chapter 34, Hayden tells Connor that he is respected because he has integrity. How has Connor shown integrity?

9. How does Lev show that he has matured after Connor punches him in chapter 34?

10. Roland is Unwound in chapter 61. How does the silence in the room effect the mood of the chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Runaway Unwinds are hiding in the basement of Sonia's antique store. After they leave there, they are shipped to various secret locations before being sent to the Graveyard. Unwinds are hidden in the hopes that they will stay undiscovered until they obtain freedom on their 18th birthday.

Explain how Unwinds might be compared runaway slaves in the U.S. pre-Civil War era. How are their circumstances similar? How are their living conditions similar? Discuss how the human rights of both Unwinds and US slaves were violated. Provide examples to support your assertions. Do you think creating a parallel between Unwinds and slaves is a useful way to help the reader understand and sympathize with the Unwinds? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Identify and discuss 3 subplots that develop in the book. In your discussion include:

Who is involved in the subplot.

Major developments in the subplot.

How the subplot is resolved.

Essay Topic 3

When Risa arrives at Happy Jack Harvest Camp she becomes embroiled in an argument with one of her counselors. Risa argues that if Unwinds are bad, then some of their "parts" must be bad too. She wants to know how they determine the difference between "good" and "bad" parts and what the camp does with the "bad" parts. Risa's question is a good one, as it asks the reader to think about the role of the soul in creating a person. As shown in CyFi's story, the "bits" of Unwinds that are used still retain some of Unwind's identity.

Pretend that you are either Risa or the Happy Jack counselor. Choose a side and argue your point from their perspective. Make sure that you include details to support your argument.

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