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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. With what cause is Tracy Lasser aligned?

2. What is the name of St. Jean’s aunt?

3. What weapons does Rave Bear use?

4. What kind of pillow does Thurwar use?

5. For which of the following does the J. in Simon’s name stand?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the thesis of “Nowhere Near as Bad” in the novel?

3. For what crime had Thurwar been convicted?

4. How is being Influenced described in the text?

5. Why does Wright accept Thurwar’s initial refusal of a nickname?

6. Why is the protest at Thurwar’s penultimate fight expected to be among the largest against the bloodsport?

7. Why does Thurwar regard her legs as “her saving grace”?

8. How does the novel define the term “Grand Colossal”?

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

10. What is the greatest extent of freedom any participant in the bloodsport can experience while still in its programs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Similarly, the lengths of chapters influence reading. What pattern of chapter-length is present in the novel, if any? What effect does the length of chapters have on the reading? How is the effect achieved?

Essay Topic 2

Explicate the significance of the name of any one character in the text.

Essay Topic 3

If there is a single antagonist in the text, who is it? How does the work support such an assertion?

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