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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. What is the name of Marcus' blog?
2. How does Marcus explain being where he was when the attack happens?
3. What do the terrorists destroy?
4. How do Marcus and Darryl deactivate the arphid in a library book?
5. Of what is Jolu tired?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the confrontation between Marcus and Benson.
2. How does Marcus anger the police on the way to his house and what does he do about it?
3. Why do the three try to flag down a police car and who ultimately stops and what do they do?
4. How does Jolu help Marcus solve his Xnet problem?
5. What suddenly happens as Marcus and his friends are talking with the girl who takes their picture?
6. What does Marcus do to try to talk to his friends without being monitored?
7. What do Marcus and his friends learn from the newspaper?
8. What happens as , Marcus and his three friends approach the BART station and what do they decide to do?
9. What does Marcus notice when he looks out his window in the middle of the night?
10. Who is Charles and how do Marcus and Darryl distract him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
1. What is foreshadowing? How many incidences of foreshadowing are in "Little Brother"? How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense?
2. Discuss an example of foreshadowing in "Little Brother" including why you believe this is the case. Include examples from the book to illustrate your answer.
3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from "Little Brother" and your own live to support your opinion.
Essay Topic 2
The judge who arraigns Marcus seems to be highly respectful of what the teen has done. As he sends the boy home with his parents, the judge tells Marcus to stay out of trouble. One disappointment in the conclusion of the novel is that the lady responsible for most of Marcus' torture is not convicted of any crimes. She will not speak in court. Special closed military tribunals are set up by the government to try those who worked in the Treasure Island prison. In these hearings, Johnstone is cleared of wrongdoing. Marcus and more than 20,000 others file civil suits against the government.
1. Do you think Marcus was right in what he did? Why or why not?Use examples from your own life and Little Brother to support your reasoning.
2. Why do you think Carrie Johnstone was not charged with any crime? Do you think that was unjust? Why or why not? Use examples from your own life and "Little Brother" to support your reasoning.
3. Discuss the similarities between the behavior of the DHS in this book and the behavior of the German government during the Nazis era. (Some research may be required). Use examples from your own life and "Little Brother" to support your reasoning.
Essay Topic 3
Right to privacy has already clashed with these tracking devices as authorities have been required to trade in face recognition cameras for gait recognition cameras as the face recognition cameras were considered unconstitutional. Marcus also notes that even though the teachers aren't allowed to put tracking devices on the students, they can put them on library books, which can be used, indirectly, to track the students. Even on the streets, Marcus and his friends face high tech snitches who take their pictures and threaten to put them on the Internet as proof the students skipped school.
1. Discuss the pros and cons of the authorities being able to track students. Use examples from your own life and 'Little Brother' to support your reasoning.
2. Do you think that technology when it gets to a higher level than it is now will be intrusive on people's lives? Why or why not? Use examples from your own life and 'Little Brother' to support your reasoning.
3. Discuss what you think "right to privacy" means and how much citizens of a country should be able to control access to their lives. Use examples from your own life and 'Little Brother' to support your reasoning.
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