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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. Whom does Jack hope Mr. Silver will allow to join their experiment?

2. What does seeing the eclipse embolden Jack to do?

3. Ryan tells Jack that girls are really attracted to what characteristic?

4. What does everyone in the campground do when first contact is made?

5. What is one thing Ally and Bree talk loudly about in front of Ally's parents in order to show them a bad side of the suburbs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What decision does Bree make in "Bree 6" to show that she is coming around to the changes in her life?

2. Bree and Ally start to secretly perform their plan in "Ally 5." What does this plan involve doing to Bree's parents? Is it successful?

3. What crisis does "Jack 4" open with, and what is the outcome?

4. What do Jack and Ally do in Jack's cabin in "Jack 6"?

5. What happens in "Bree 6" to show how Bree has changed by this point in the novel?

6. Bree and Ally start to secretly perform their plan in "Ally 5." What does this plan involve doing to Ally's parents? Is it successful?

7. What conflicting advice do Bree and Melanie give Ally in "Bree 6"?

8. Describe 'First contact' and 'Second contact'.

9. Why is Jack trying to hard in "Jack 6" to stay in the moment?

10. In "Ally 5," Kenny appears to report news from an email from the SETI people. What does the email say?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the setting of Every Soul A Star, being sure to include time, location, and mood. What sort of expectations does the setting set up for readers? Does the setting raise any questions for readers?

Essay Topic 2

Leadership is a theme in Every Soul A Star. Discuss where this theme is seen and what role it plays in the novel.

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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