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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. Who is Roxy's younger brother?

2. How old is the girl who shows the imprisoned women her power?

3. Why is Glitter so successful?

4. Who hunts the women down in retribution in pages 172-242?

5. What happens to the woman the police beat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Bitten Fruit motif seem to reference?

2. What does Newland tell Roxy about her father?

3. How have the women become more powerful than the law of the land?

4. Why does Tatiana knowingly share secret information with Tunde?

5. What is the Serving Boy sex worker statue supposed to inform?

6. What is the deeper meaning behind the relationship between Margot and NorthStar?

7. What does UrbanDox think will happen when women kill all the men?

8. What is the significance of the date on the Priestess Queen statue on page 239?

9. What is the purpose of the internet chat room being included in the narrative?

10. What is wrong with the boy Allie heals on television?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

With Margot's backing, NorthStar's training camps begin to spread. Why does the public support these facilities? What benefits does Margot get from her dealings with NorthStar? How have her intentions changed?

Essay Topic 2

Why did the author make Tunde a man, a major character and narrator? Does Tunde come across as relatable to the reader? Is Tunde to be seen as compassionate and trustworthy, or as a victim with a vendetta?

Essay Topic 3

Genders are specified in the novel. Why is it necessary for the author to point out gender norms? How do gender roles change after the powers emerge? How do they change throughout the novel?

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