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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 artifact does Xander have?

2. Who is the other person who has shown up on Cassia's microcard?

3. Grandfather shares a ______________ with Cassia that was hidden in the compact.

4. Who challenges Cassia to open her eyes to see beyond what is generally considered acceptable?

5. Who sees Cassia reading the paper her grandfather gave her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What outdoor activity is Cassia excited to undertake based on stories about nature that her family has told her?

2. What is Cassia's special talent in the Society?

3. What are the artifacts that Cassia and Xander carry with them at the beginning of the book?

4. How does Cassia feel about her Match and the image of someone else's face on her micro card?

5. How are Cassia and her father alike in that they both destroyed part of Grandfather?

6. What role did Grandfather play in Cassia's life?

7. When does Cassia wonder if her Match should really be Ky?

8. Why does Cassia resist taking her green pills?

9. Why are the Officials searching Cassia's house after Grandfather is gone?

10. What does Cassia feel about her father's destruction of Grandfather's tissue samples?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Coming of age is an important theme in MATCHED. Can you cite an example to support this theme? Name two other themes and cite examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of rebellion. Identify at least two instances about rebellion in the book. Then cite examples to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Xander and Ky. Both young men are trying to carve out new lives but seem to have different methods and goals. How are Xander and Ky alike? How are they different? On what things do they agree? What is the thing that threatens to separate them? What other similarities and dissimilarities are there between the two characters?

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