2. What is the name of the musical artist that Day finds out that June likes?
(a) Roosevelt.
(b) Lincoln.
(c) Kennedy.
(d) Washington.

3. Why did Metias miss his induction ceremony?
(a) He was at the warfront.
(b) His parents were in a car accident.
(c) June was sick.
(d) He was injured on patrol.

4. Whose picture and statue seems to be everywhere in the Republic?
(a) First Commander.
(b) Citizen One.
(c) Governor Alpha.
(d) Elector Primo.

5. Why does Day feel guilty for talking so much to Tess about his problems?
(a) She does not have a family of her own.
(b) He knows that she has a crush on him.
(c) She never complains about her own problems.
(d) He knows that it worries and upsets her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What unusual thing does Commander Jameson do after Metias's death?

2. What is Day's real first name?

3. What is the kind of fighting that people gamble on in the Lake sector?

4. What does Day often make from PVC pipes?

5. What is true of most of the people who live in the sector where Day grew up?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe June's reaction to the news of her brother's death.

2. When June checks in with Thomas on the morning after the Skiz fight, what reactions does he have as she updates him on her activities?

3. What is June's plan for luring Day into meeting her, and what does she hope will happen?

4. What are the gifts that Day has brought for his family at the beginning of the book, and what do these gifts reveal about the lives of the poor?

5. What does Tess do take care of Day when he is injured?

6. What question does June ask Day about her opponent in the fight, and what does he answer that causes Tess to make a remark about Day and pretty girls?

7. What does June think would be the easiest way to lure Day out of hiding, and why does she think that she will not be allowed to enact this plan?

8. How does Day end up injured and unconscious in an alley near Union Station?

9. As Day is settling down to sleep on the night that he kisses June, what does June notice about him, and what conclusion does she reach?

10. What details in the text show that June takes her life of privilege for granted?

(see the answer keys)

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