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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 were some kids caught doing?
2. What does the girl who takes their picture say?
3. Where is Marcus having a party?
4. How does Marcus' father feel about the budget raise for the DHS?
5. What does Marcus try to explain?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Marcus do to try to talk to his friends without being monitored?
2. How does Jolu help Marcus solve his Xnet problem?
3. What are some kids caught doing and what happens to them?
4. What happens to anger Marcus' father and why does he apologize to Marcus?
5. What happens as , Marcus and his three friends approach the BART station and what do they decide to do?
6. Who does Marcus believe has taken them and how does he discover the truth?
7. Who joins Marcus and Darryl; where do they go and why does a girl take their pictures?
8. Who is Charles and how do Marcus and Darryl distract him?
9. Why are Marcus and Darryl microwaving a book?
10. What do each of the three friends think need to be done about what they endured?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Little Brother belongs to the political science fiction genre. Discuss the following:
1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the political science fiction genre.
2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.
3. What do you think is the difference between a political science fiction and a historical novel mystery?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Marcus is trying to get help for his friend, Darryl, who has apparently been stabbed in the melee in the BART station. Instead of helping, however, the people who stop hold the teens at gunpoint, shackle them and place hoods over their heads so that they won't know where they are being taken.
In the days that follow, Marcus is tortured in a way so as to force him to make a confession. Again, Marcus shows his savvy and understanding of the American justice system by asking for what he has been arrested. He also asks to see his lawyer. The lady with whom he deals indicates to him that he has no right to ask for either of these things. The conditions under which Marcus is held are similar to those in a torture camp. He is not given food or drink, not allowed to shower, and is not given contact with any people other than his guards. When his hands are shackled behind his back so long that he urinates on himself, Marcus is made to feel dirty and bad because of his actions when he is taken back to the interrogation room. After he finally signs the papers ensuring him his freedom, Marcus indicates that after both his privacy and dignity were taken from him, he probably would have signed a confession to killing Abraham Lincoln.
1. Discuss where this type of abduction by authorities exist or have occurred in the past. (Research may be required). Use examples from your own life and "Little Brother" to support your reasoning.
2. Do you think the government should be allowed to abduct citizens and torture them without a trial or a lawyer? Why or why not? Use examples from your own life and "Little Brother" to support your reasoning.
3. Do you think a situation like the one above could ever occur in this country at the present time? Why or why not? Use examples from your own life and "Little Brother" to support your reasoning.
4. What do you think citizens need to do in a country to insure their government does not engage in the above type of actions? Use examples from your own life and "Little Brother" to support your reasoning.
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