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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. As Day is regaining consciousness after his capture, what scene keeps playing over and over in his mind?

2. What is the main purpose of releasing the plague viruses into the poorer districts?

3. On page 236, when June talks about speaking cautiously, and she says "I tread carefully," what figure of speech is she using?

4. On page 229, when June finally accepts that Day did not kill her brother, how does Day describe the look on her face?

5. What secret does Metias reveal about the plague patrols?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does June react to the shooting of the protesters?

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

3. When June looks closely at photos of Metias's body, what does she realize?

4. What reasons does June have for not wanting to believe what Day tells her about the government spreading the plague on purpose?

5. How does John sacrifice himself for Day?

6. What does June notice happening at the protest that causes her to fear for the protesters' safety?

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

8. What does the reader learn about John from June's thoughts about questioning him?

9. When June visits him on the rooftop, what arguments does Day give her for believing that the Republic is deliberately spreading the plague?

10. Why does Day think that Thomas is not really interested in his answers to Thomas's questions about the Patriots, and what does he think is really bothering Thomas?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

On page 304, Day reveals the meaning behind his self-given street name. Write an essay in which you use evidence from Legend to evaluate how well he lives up to the values expressed in his choice of name.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that analyzes the symbolic significance of names in Legend. Support your ideas with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that analyzes the construction of Legend as a murder-mystery; whose death sets the story in motion, who is the "detective," what false leads are dangled in front of her, and how does the investigation ultimately arrive at a true solution?

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