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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. For whom does Jolu work?

2. Where do the captors set up interviews?

3. Where has there been a new posting according to a text message Marcus receives on his way to the office?

4. How do Marcus and Darryl deactivate the arphid in a library book?

5. Who is not with the gang?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Marcus released?

2. Describe the confrontation between Marcus and Benson.

3. How does Jolu help Marcus solve his Xnet problem?

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

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

6. What suddenly happens as Marcus and his friends are talking with the girl who takes their picture?

7. Why does Jolu want to get out of the Xnet business?

8. Who joins Marcus and Darryl; where do they go and why does a girl take their pictures?

9. What happens as , Marcus and his three friends approach the BART station and what do they decide to do?

10. How does Marcus explain his absence to his parents?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss one of the following:

1. Trace and analyze the theme of growth in "Little Brother". Consider the following questions as you write: What characters are most concerned with growth? Why? What are some symbols of growth? Symbols of rigidity? What characters seem rigid?

2. Trace and analyze the theme of courage in "Little Brother". Which characters struggle with this issue? Why? Which characters seem to possess courage? Why?

3. Trace and analyze the theme of freedom in "Little Brother". Consider the following questions as you write: What characters are most concerned with freedom? Why? What are some symbols of freedom? Symbols of control? What characters seem free?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Characters are an integral and important part of almost all novels. Discuss the following:

1. Compare/contrast the characters of Marcus and Charles. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? Be specific and give examples.

2. Compare/contrast the characters of Angie and Vanessa. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which one seems more of a well-rounded character?

3. Thoroughly analyze how three of the secondary characters in "Little Brother" help drive the plot and what their contribution is to the storyline. Are any of the secondary characters unnecessary? Indispensable? Which of the secondary characters are likable? Which are either unlikable or even despicable? Be specific and give examples.

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