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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. What fake name does Sarat often give to acquaintances?

2. Who is President of the South?

3. Who is the person that causes the apocalypse?

4. How tall is Sarat?

5. How long is Sarat imprisoned at Sugarloaf?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sarat not kill Albert Gaines?

2. Why does Sarat not want the house to run on solar power?

3. Who is Karina Chowdury?

4. Explain the significance of the name that Sarat gives to her rifle.

5. Where does Sarat opt to live when she is released from Sugarloaf to go back home?

6. Who is the informant that Sarat meets at Prince Wendel's neutral ground cafe?

7. Why does Sarat ask Simon to forgive her?

8. What is Sarat's reaction to the survival of her brother?

9. Discuss Sarat's reaction to finding out that Gaines had lots of other recruits.

10. Who are the Salt Lake Boys?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance and symbolism of the name Cherylene Cee and how it affects several generations of Chestnuts.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Sarat and Dana.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationship between Sarat and Benjamin. Be sure to chronicle Benjamin's feelings from the beginning of the story through the end of the story.

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