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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. Why does Lev run when the police are dealing with Tyler and CyFi?

2. Why is Roland scheduled to be unwound immediately?

3. Who tends to Connor after he emerges from the "chop shop" after the explosion?

4. What are harvest camps created to resemble?

5. How long will the Unwinds be in the Graveyard?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Lev sits in the workout room in chapter 57, how does he see his position as a tithe?

2. Why would anyone choose to sponsor an Unwind from the Graveyard as suggested by the Admiral in chapter 28?

3. How do Lev's feelings toward CyFi change in chapter 29?

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. In chapter 51 the teens are sent to Happy Jack Harvest Camp. Why is the camps so nice and colorful?

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

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

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

9. Why is it important to Connor that Risa not see him being taken to the "Chop Shop"?

10. In chapter 28 the Unwinds meet the Admiral. Is it significant that he does not go by a name, but by a title?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define dystopian society? Do you believe that "Unwind" represents a dystopian society? Why or why not? Provide at least 3 examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

The Graveyard is a place where Unwinds live until they turn 18. It is not an ideal living place, and the conditions are stark, but the Unwinds receive food, shelter, care and job training until they are able to leave.

Wards of the state in the United States live in youth homes across the country. What are the conditions like at youth homes? What types of services are offered to the youth and teens who live there? How are these places similar to the Graveyard? How are they different? What happens to these children once they turn 18?

Essay Topic 3

While Risa is playing the piano on the roof at Happy Jack, she meets a boy named Dalton. Dalton has a plan to escape the camp when he turns 18.

Explain Dalton's plan. Do you think it will work? Why or why not? Do you think the camp will allow him to leave when he turns 18? Why or why not?

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