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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 Kayla awaken suddenly from sleeping in the car?
2. What does Kayla smell when she approaches a cabin in the woods?
3. What does Katie, the truck driver, give Kayla?
4. Why did August take a job after school?
5. What does Mfumbe tell Kayla?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Kayla and Mfumbe get a ride heading north? Why do they eventually have to give up the ride?
2. What does Mava urge Kayla to do after the car accident? Why is Kayla conflicted about this?
3. What did Mava's and Tova's daughter warn them about? Why did the daughter treat her mother at home instead of in the hospital?
4. Who finds Kayla? What does this person tell Kayla?
5. How does Mfumbe's father rationalize getting the tattoo?
6. How does Kayla connect with Mfumbe again?
7. After Kayla says goodbye to Katie, she goes to a diner. What does Kayla see on the diner's television?
8. Why is Kayla sorry she used the computer where she is staying?
9. Why does Kayla lie down in the woods and sleep after leaving the hospital?
10. Where are Mava and Tova moving? How does the move affect Kayla's plans?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What does the term "author's agenda" mean? In your opinion, what issues/concerns are part of the author's agenda for The Bar Code Tattoo?
Essay Topic 2
Characters are an important part of what makes The Bar Code Tattoo interesting. Could the corporation named Global-1 be considered a character? Why or why not? Use examples from The Bar Code Tattoo to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
What is a plot? List and define the most important elements of plot. Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not? Write a brief synopsis of the plot of The Bar Code Tattoo, identifying where in the novel the elements of the plot occur. Do you find it difficult to identify the plot elements? Why or why not?
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