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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. How many members of the Coalition to End Neo-Slavery attend the protest outside Thurwar’s penultimate bloodsport bout?

2. Which group do Young and Simon face on enforced march?

3. Of which of the following does Emily note Wil smells?

4. What team normally uses the field on which Thurwar prepares for her penultimate fight?

5. In what year was McCleskey sentenced?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do bloodsport competitors have relative privacy in Hub Cities?

2. How does Wil react to Emily’s shock at Simon’s entry into the bloodsport?

3. What had St. Jean done in prison?

4. How does Bad Water explain his incarceration?

5. Why did Thurwar engage in a hunger strike?

6. Why does Mari enlist Nile to take her to Thurwar’s penultimate fight?

7. To what does Gunny ascribe the popularity of Thurwar and Staxxx?

8. Why is arriving at a Hub City jarring?

9. Why did Staxxx’s mother caution her to be careful giving out her name?

10. For what reason does Thurwar posit she is being punished for the protest outside her penultimate fight?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the ending of the novel. Does it satisfy? How or how not?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Of the punishments inflicted on people in the novel, which is the worst? Why is it the worst?

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