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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Metias leave six secret journal entries for June?
(a) Behind a mirror.
(b) On a web page.
(c) On the backs of photographs.
(d) Under a floorboard.

2. What dangerous natural event takes place in this final section of the book?
(a) A hurricane.
(b) A wildfire.
(c) A tidal wave.
(d) An earthquake.

3. When June tells Day that she knows his full name because she "managed to get that much out of [his] brother John," what is being implied (166)?
(a) Most of the information that John has given her has turned out to be false.
(b) June has had John killed already.
(c) John is too injured and grief-stricken to make much sense right now.
(d) June has been torturing John for information.

4. When Day sees the people outside Batalla Hall on the monitors, what symbol does he notice some of them have adopted?
(a) The red "X."
(b) An upside-down Republican flag.
(c) A red streak in their hair.
(d) Small red numbers.

5. What is the main purpose of releasing the plague viruses into the poorer districts?
(a) Convincing citizens that the government keeps them safe.
(b) Research on biological weapons.
(c) Keeping the plague away from wealthier districts.
(d) Getting rid of poor people.

Short Answer Questions

1. After his sentencing, where does Jameson order Day to be chained up for two days?

2. In Day's dream, what has his mother been working extra hours and selling things in order to afford?

3. Which is the only crime Day is charged with that he will not confess to?

4. What is Day talking about on page 304 when he says, "You try to walk in the light"?

5. What uncharacteristic thing does June discover in Metias's journals?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why June throws her water glass against the wall and shatters it.

2. When June looks through her files on Day, what does she find suspicious--and what does she find out when she follows up on her suspicions?

3. Describe the Republic's real plague program.

4. After Day is recaptured during his escape attempt, what story does Jameson tell him?

5. What is implied about Day's father in the flashback to the day he returned home with the coin to show his wife?

6. Why does John have to sacrifice himself for Day?

7. What reward does June get for Day's capture, and what does she do with the reward?

8. How does Day learn why the protesters are outside Batalla Hall, and what mixed emotions does he experience?

9. What parallel events happen just before Michael Iparis is killed and just before Metias Iparis is killed?

10. Describe the code that Metias leaves for June.

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