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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 had Thurwar killed?

2. How old is Randy Mac when he dies?

3. Which are the first two Young and Simon fight as a pair?

4. What slogan is chanted by protestors outside Thurwar’s penultimate bloodsport bout?

5. Who had been Melanchiolia Bishop’s first bloodsport kill?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Bad Water explain his incarceration?

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

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

6. Why is arriving at a Hub City jarring?

7. How does Mari manage to get her sign into the arena for Thurwar’s penultimate fight?

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

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

10. Why does Thurwar posit more bloodsport competitors kill themselves in Hub Cities than elsewhere?

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

In the novel, some characters are given but one name, while others are given first- and surnames, and still others are accorded names and titles. What significance, if any, accrues to patterns of naming in the novel? If no significance accrues, what purpose might be served by the patterns of naming in the novel? How does Chain-Gang All-Stars bear as much out?

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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