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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is Bee's child going to spend in the wilds?
(a) A month.
(b) A night.
(c) A week.
(d) A day.

2. Who decides that Connie will be one of the subjects in the experiment?
(a) Reaslin.
(b) Roswell.
(c) Redding.
(d) Rossmoor.

3. Connie reveals to Luciente and Jackrabbit that she has had different names and Jackrabbit suggests that someone in the community can help her do what?
(a) Integrate them.
(b) Decide her new name.
(c) Combine them.
(d) Choose one.

4. When Connie leaves Luciente, what meal does she prepare at home?
(a) Lunch.
(b) Breakfast.
(c) Supper.
(d) Brunch.

5. In Chapter 6, Connie discovers her friend in the institution is being given what type of treatments?
(a) Spa treatments.
(b) Medical treatments.
(c) Shock treatments.
(d) Water treatments.

Short Answer Questions

1. Connie is surprised to learn that the children in Luciente's world do not do what?

2. Luciente is called what?

3. Where are the houses of Luciente's community located?

4. After visiting Dolly, but before going home, where did Connie stop?

5. When Dolly shows up at Connie's apartment in the beginning of the book, how many months pregnant is she?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Connie and Sybil carefully renew their friendship?

2. What are the living arrangements for adults in Luciente's community?

3. When Connie begins to think of Angelina as a "canned child," what happens to her?

4. What is ironic about the seasons changing from winter to spring in Chapter 4?

5. How does Connie answer the questions from Redding about whether she has experienced headaches or blackouts?

6. Why does Dolly appear at Connie's door?

7. What are some words that might characterize the future world Luciente describes in Chapter 2?

8. Describe Connie Ramos.

9. While Connie is contemplating being called a receiver, what does she feel?

10. Why is Connie confused about the naming ritual Innocente is going to undergo?

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