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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. Which of the following is *Rico* assigned to sell?

2. For what sport is the field on which Thurwar prepares for her penultimate fight usually used?

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

4. For what organization does *Gina Preian* work?

5. Which of the following had Razor and Bells killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Thurwar engage in a hunger strike?

2. Why does Thurwar have the members of her group run laps with their weapons?

3. What is reported as a reaction to the Influencer by some who experience it?

4. How does Bad Water explain his incarceration?

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

6. Why is arriving at a Hub City jarring?

7. What tradition had Thurwar’s group had during periods of media blackout?

8. What had St. Jean done in prison?

9. What reservations does Kai have about Mari giving interviews?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Assuming that Chain-Gang All-Stars should be standard reading for a given class and level, what class and what level? Why that class and why that level? What in the text suggests as much, and how does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Sources attest to the presence of Chain-Gang All-Stars on best-seller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?

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