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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Day not use a gun?
(a) It would violate his moral beliefs.
(b) It would track his identity and location.
(c) Guns are too tightly controlled.
(d) Guns are too expensive.

2. How old was Tess when Day met her?
(a) 14.
(b) 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

3. Why does Day let his mother think that he is dead?
(a) He is angry at her.
(b) It is what his brother asked him to do.
(c) It is safer for her.
(d) He does not know how to contact her.

4. What is the name of the fighter that Day and Tess bet on?
(a) Shinu.
(b) Kaede.
(c) Graeve.
(d) Stimu.

5. What kind of education is given to students who get the lowest passing score in the Trial?
(a) None.
(b) A vocational training program.
(c) High school only.
(d) Two years of college only.

6. What does Day think dying of the plague would be better than?
(a) Living as a fugitive.
(b) Having to go through the Trial.
(c) Working in a dangerous job like John and his mother do.
(d) Serving the Republic as a soldier.

7. Who tells June that she is "not alone out there unless [she chooses] to be" (94)?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Arisna Whitaker.
(c) Commander Jameson.
(d) Chian.

8. What does June tell Day after he admits that he is saving money for a plague cure?
(a) There is no medicine for the kind of plague that Eden has.
(b) Plague cures cost much more than he could ever save up.
(c) He is too late, because the military is about to raid his house.
(d) She knows where he can make a lot of money, quickly.

9. In the dream that he has on the night that he kisses June, what is different about the dream Day has about his family?
(a) Day's mother seems to be angry at him.
(b) June is in the dream.
(c) John and his mother are fighting.
(d) Eden is singing one of the Republic's anthems.

10. How long did Metias work for the Trial administrator?
(a) 1 day.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 1 month.

11. What does Day often make from PVC pipes?
(a) Blowguns.
(b) Bombs.
(c) Slingshots.
(d) Swords.

12. How does June feel after Day leaves to rescue his family from the plague patrol?
(a) Angry.
(b) Guilty.
(c) Excited.
(d) Proud.

13. What does Tess think she and Day should do after they leave the house where the anonymous man has been sheltering them?
(a) Leave the city.
(b) Join the Patriots.
(c) Flee to the Colonies.
(d) Track down the person asking questions about Day.

14. How old are children in Day's society when they take the Trial?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 14.

15. What is the kind of fighting that people gamble on in the Lake sector?
(a) Grix fighting.
(b) Skiz fighting.
(c) Grov fighting.
(d) Skow fighting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reward being offered for Day's capture?

2. What has the Walt Disney Concert Hall been converted into?

3. When Day is explaining how the government treats the parents of children who have failed the Trial and he says, "What a thoughtful government," what is his tone (7)?

4. What surprising information does Jameson give June about her education at Drake University?

5. What unfair fighting tactic does June's opponent in the fight use?

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