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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 sees Cassia reading the paper her grandfather gave her?

3. Cassia is to be Matched on her _____________ birthday.

4. Ky tells Cassia that he spends a lot of time at _____________________.

5. Cassia wonders if her Match should really be ____________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is Cassia's ordered world thrown off when she looks at her micro card to learn more about Xander?

4. Why is Cassia especially pleased with the Matching Banquet she and Xander are attending?

5. Explain how the Matching ceremony takes place.

6. Who is Cassia Matched to at the Match Banquet?

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

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

9. Why does Cassia resist taking her green pills?

10. How do Cassia and her parents feel about Xander for her Match?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Enforced compliance takes on an almost human persona in this book. What were the sources of forced compliance in the story? What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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