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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. What is Moon Shadow?

2. What does Ally want to name a comet, if she discovers one?

3. When Jack is packing for his summer program, he packs items from his house and what other location?

4. What type of training does Jack want to get in "Jack 2," but his mother seems disinterested in it?

5. Who is reported missing at the end of "Jack 3"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Ryan and Ally go to the Alien Central Unusual to do in "Ally 4"?

2. Who/what are Glenn, Eta, and Peggy, and what significance are they to Ally?

3. How does Ally explain the point of the labyrinth at Moon Shadow?

4. In "Ally 4," what does Ryan say the computer in the Alien Central Unusual found, and how do Ally, Ryan, and Kenny react?

5. What do Ally and Bree plan or work on together in "Bree 4"?

6. What is Ally's first impression of, and interaction with, Bree?

7. What news about Bree's family is Ally surprised to learn in "Ally 4"?

8. What happens to a six-year-old boy in "Bree 4" and how does Ally react?

9. In Jack's first essay, what fact does Jack reveal about his dad?

10. In "Bree 2," what are Bree and Clair doing at the mall?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the primary message of Every Soul A Star? What does the author want readers to walk away from the book understanding better or believing?

Essay Topic 2

Symbolism is strong throughout Every Soul A Star. Explain the following symbols including what they stand for. Why is the object selected for the symbol appropriate or not appropriate?

• Clothing

• The eclipse

• Ally's meteorite necklace

• The storm in the sixth essays

Essay Topic 3

Lucid dreaming is a motif in Every Soul a Star. Discuss when, where, how, and why this motif occurs throughout the story. What is the purpose of it as a motif?

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