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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 does Connie get the news that Dolly and Geraldo have separated?

2. What will happen to the light and pretty garment Connie wears to the festival after the festival?

3. The guard arrives and tells Gildina that she is going to be turned over to where?

4. Who comes to help Connie find food and water once she has escaped from the hospital?

5. In Luciente's society, conflict is not _________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the goal of Dr. Redding's experiments?

2. What help does Luciente provide when Connie escapes from the hospital?

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

4. Who is Sappho?

5. Who is Parra?

6. What does Connie try to convince herself of at the end of Chapter 13?

7. How do Chapters 15 and 16 motivate Connie?

8. Who is Hawk?

9. What does Skip tell Connie when she visits him the night before he is sent home?

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

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

In the future, there is a war between technology and nature. How does Connie's present exemplify that war? Support your answer with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

How do Connie and Luciente's ideas of freedom differ? Support your answer using specific examples from the book.

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