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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 does Benson tell Marcus to do until the police are contacted?

2. Why do the three friends cry?

3. Who is not with the gang?

4. Where do the captors set up interviews?

5. Where does Marcus find himself when he is taken out of the jeep and moved?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Marcus do to try to talk to his friends without being monitored?

2. What do each of the three friends think need to be done about what they endured?

3. What does Marcus notice when he looks out his window in the middle of the night?

4. How is Marcus released?

5. Why is Marcus angry when he tells his father about the police's activities?

6. What do Marcus and his friends learn from the newspaper?

7. What does Marcus' father tell Marcus about how DHS is going to solve the problem of false positives?

8. What are some kids caught doing and what happens to them?

9. Describe the confrontation between Marcus and Benson.

10. What happens to anger Marcus' father and why does he apologize to Marcus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss "Little Brother" based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if "Little Brother" is a successful novel.

3. Do you think the criteria for a successful novel should be different if it is written for adults versus young adults? Why or why not? Would most adults consider "Little Brother" a successful novel? What about young teens?

Essay Topic 2

Often, authors will write about "what they know," and sometimes knowing a little about the author makes the books more interesting. Discuss the following:

1. Research and give a brief biographical sketch of Cory Doctorow.

2. What in Doctorow's background may have helped him in writing "Little Brother"? What may have influenced the way he depicts various characters and scenes?

3. Do you think there is always some of the author's own life in his/her novels? Why or why not? Give examples.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in "Little Brother".

2. Trace and analyze one major theme of "Little Brother". How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of "Little Brother". How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

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