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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. Where does Kidd go to look for Lanya?

2. Prior to now, what did Kidd consider Lanya to be?

3. On the way to the party, who does Kidd stop to pick up?

4. What would Lanya like to name her harmonica solo?

5. What new chaotic event has taken Bellona under siege?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Kidd realize what he is writing?

2. What problem doesn't affect Calkins' house and why is this strange?

3. When were most of Kidd's poems written?

4. All of the residents are wondering what is happening in the sky. How do they work to find a solution?

5. Why does June try to go to her brother for help?

6. What is true about the scorpions and other people in Bellona who do nothing with their time?

7. As Chapter 5 opens, what is Kidd wondering?

8. Why are the scorpions moving again?

9. How does Kidd finally feel when he attempts to write a new poem?

10. Why does Kamp feel like it's finally time to leave Bellona?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Kidd to Denny. How are these two characters alike and different?

Why would Lanya possibly choose Denny over Kidd?

Does it have something to do with Kidd only seeing Lanya as an object or piece of property?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the orchids that everyone in Bellona wears.

Why are orchids made into weapons throughout the novel?

How does the beauty of the flower contrast with the violence of making the flower a weapon?

Essay Topic 3

Two person relationships are a societal standard in Western civilization. Does that make them right?

How does the inability to create stable relationships in Bellona signify deep problems within the society? Do you agree with this assertion?

Why or why not?

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