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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 does Sarat do to herself to remind her that she was still alive?

2. What are Dana's last words to Sarat?

3. What does Karina hope to find in the North?

4. Who is the President of the South?

5. Which of the tortures listed below is Sarat NOT subjected to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the entertainment that goes on at the Citadel.

2. After the assassination, Joe meets Sarat in Lake Sinclair. Explain why he wants to meet her.

3. Explain the connection to Sarat of the woman who protected Sarat's diaries all those years.

4. How does Dana die?

5. What is the great martyr's mural?

6. Who is Karina Chowdury?

7. Why does Sarat ask Simon to forgive her?

8. Why does Benjamin climb on the roof of greenhouse before he breaks his arm?

9. Why does Trough want to go with Sarat in the medical transport to the North?

10. Explain the significance of the person sending out the invitation to the Reunification Day Ceremony.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of Marcus Exum and his relationship to Sarat. Give at least four examples of how these two characters' lives are intertwined throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss at least four significant changes in the America of 2075 as compared to the America of 2018.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Karina Chowdhury. Give three reasons that she truly loved Simon, or give three reasons that she married Simon because of the family's status.

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