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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 ability does Karina have that Benjamin remembers most clearly?

2. What effect does the assassination that Sarat carries out have on the war?

3. Who is the person that causes the apocalypse?

4. How do Trough and Bragg intend to sneak Sarat into the North?

5. What does Benjamin do with Sarat's diaries?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Joe's role in the apocalypse to come?

2. When the Chestnut family goes to Market, what happens when Sarat tries to stab the Northern patrol soldier?

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

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

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

6. Who are the Salt Lake Boys?

7. What is the great martyr's mural?

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

9. Explain why swimming is significant to both Sarat and to Benjamin.

10. Explain the identity of Bud Baker and his relationship to Sarat.

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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