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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In how many impromptu melees had Thuwar participated prior to the novel?
(a) 22.
(b) 20.
(c) 21.
(d) 19.

2. What title does Thurwar hold as Staxxx fights Rave Bear?
(a) Harsh Reaper.
(b) Reaper.
(c) Colossal.
(d) Grand Colossal.

3. With which of the following does Part II begin?
(a) “The day Sunset Harkless left his life behind, he looked up and watched the HMCs float into their compartment in the Anchor.”
(b) “Congratulations.”
(c) “This was sacred.”
(d) “She felt their eyes, all those executioners.”

4. What is the name of Thurwar’s opponent in her fifth Question Match?
(a) Mark Jackson.
(b) Brad Jarrell.
(c) Randy Jacob.
(d) Tim Jaret.

5. With which of the following does Part I begin?
(a) “This was sacred.”
(b) “She felt their eyes, all those executioners.”
(c) “Congratulations.”
(d) “The day Sunset Harkless left his life behind, he looked up and watched the HMCs float into their compartment in the Anchor.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What title had Sunset Harkless held at the time of his death?

2. Which of the following epithets does Wright use for Melancholia Bishop?

3. Which of the following is sacrificed to end an impromptu melee against Thurwar’s group?

4. Which of the following advertises on Gunny?

5. Which of the following suggests Simon enroll in the bloodsport program?

Short Essay Questions

1. What had been the organizing principle under which Sunset Harkless had led his combatant group?

2. Why does Emily prefer the broadcasts of the bloodsport competitors between bouts to the broadcasts of the fights themselves?

3. In the novel, what is an HMC?

4. Why does Thurwar eschew entrance music?

5. What afflicts St. Jean’s father?

6. What is the significance of the campfires the bloodsport competitors encounter?

7. How are bloodsport competitors restrained in the arenas where their fights occur?

8. What is the purpose of the silence enforced on Young’s inmate population?

9. What reasons does Staxxx give for her delay in telling Thurwar she had killed Sunset?

10. What cash value accrues to a Blood Point?

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