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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. How long do people serve in Luciente's government?

2. After her visit to the future and seeing the resolution of the conflict Luciente was involved in, what role does Connie think she can be successful in?

3. Connie, after Sappho's death, regains consciousness and has a nurse doing what to her?

4. When Connie escapes from the hospital, she finds mostly-rotten food stolen from where?

5. On the last day of her visit with Luis, he takes her where?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Luciente tell Connie about possible futures?

2. What does Connie have to cope with as she becomes a model patient?

3. What message does Connie leave on Dawn's answering machine after she borrows money from Skip to make the phone call?

4. Why does Bee urge Connie to continue fighting?

5. Who is Parra?

6. Describe Jackrabbit's wake.

7. What happens to Connie at the bus station?

8. How do Chapters 15 and 16 motivate Connie?

9. What dream does Connie lose herself in when she sits by the fire after escaping?

10. As Sappho's body is taken to its resting place, what does Luciente tell Connie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain, using examples from the book, what the irony is in Luciente's belief that sometimes murder is okay. Why is it ironic?

Essay Topic 2

Who are the Shapers? What is their importance to the story? How are the Shapers of the present and future similar and different? Use specific examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

What is foreshadowing? How is it used in this novel? Provide at least three examples of foreshadowing in the story and explain their effectiveness.

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