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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. In what year does Lee's story take place?

2. What caused Jack to stay up too late the night before his soccer tryouts?

3. Who does Linda say can be the only one to open the object Jack is to find at Susannah's grave?

4. Linda tells everyone her job is _______________.

5. Why does Will quickly agree to go to Coalton County with Jack and his aunt in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jack do when he remembers that he forgot to take his medication?

2. What do Jack, Will, and Fitch find at Susannah's grave? Who tries to take it from Jack?

3. In Chapter 7, what is the first thing Hastings wants Jack to learn to do with his powers?

4. In Chapter 3, Jack is attacked by a man with a saber, but does not suffer any injury. How is this possible?

5. In Chapter 5, why is Jack surprised by the identity of his new trainer?

6. In Chapter 2, where does Becka tell Jack she has gotten a fellowship for that summer?

7. In Chapter 8, what does Hastings teach Jack about the Games? How does Jack feel about what he is learning?

8. What does Nick give to Jack in Chapter 6? What is the purpose of this item?

9. What surgery did Dr. Longbranch perform on Jackson Swift as an infant? For what reason?

10. In Chapter 3, whose grave is Linda attempting to find? How old was this person when she died?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Dr. Longbranch? Why does she believe that she should own Jack? Why does Dr. Longbranch want Jack to fight for the White Rose? In what way does Dr. Longbranch discuss Jack as though he were a prized dog rather than a person? Why does Dr. Longbranch become upset when she learns that Hastings plans to have Jack fight for him as an independent? Why does Dr. Longbranch file suit, claiming that Jack belongs to her? Who else files suit to stop Jack from fighting in the Games? What is the result of these law suits?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the structure of the novel. How is the novel structured? How many narrators are there? Why does the author begin with Lee's story? What is the impact of Lee's story on the reader as the reader learns more and more about the characters in the novel? How does the author build tension in the novel? What is the purpose of the tension in this novel? How does the author use language in this novel? Is the language appropriate to the characters and the plot? How does the author use metaphor and other language devices to tell her story? Does the author develop her themes well? Can you identify some of the themes in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following relationships in an essay:

1) Lee and Carrie

2) Lee and Wylie

3) Linda and Longbranch

4) Jack, Will, and Fitch.

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