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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. Why does Marcus leave Ange's house angry?

2. Why does Charles hand over his video camera?

3. Why is Marcus ashamed?

4. What does Marcus do when he gets away from Masha?

5. Why are Ange and Marcus upset with the news media?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to break up the concert?

2. How are the Xnetters portrayed the day after the "press" conference?

3. How does Marcus ensure that the keys are safe?

4. What does Mrs. Galvez talk about in her class?

5. Why does Marcus believe he has to try to end the arrests and what is Ange's response?

6. Who helps Marcus when he has gotten away from Masha and does not know where to go that is safe?

7. What does the note say that Jeb slips into Marcus' pocket?

8. Who is first to sign up for the key sign and what motto does she say to the crowd?

9. What do Marcus and Ange explain to Barbara and why can she related to what they say?

10. What does Ange say when Marcus tells her about the information he receives from Marsha?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?

3. Which three secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.

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