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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 happens to Em in Cassia's dream?

2. Cassia's family does not create at all, it just ______________.

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

4. What does Cassia's grandfather ask her to bring to his Final Banquet?

5. Where did Ky come from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the importance of the Matching system?

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

3. Why does Cassia resist taking her green pills?

4. What is the premise of "Matched"?

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

6. Explain Grandfather's Final Banquet.

7. Where does Cassia decide to get rid of Grandfather's paper and why is it so risky?

8. Explain how the Matching ceremony takes place.

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

10. What does Cassia realize about Grandfather's risky words that he passed on to her on a paper?

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

Project into the future ten years after the end of the novel and write a brief synopsis for Cassia's life. Where will she be living? Who will be present in her life? To whom will she be Matched? What will her thoughts about Society be at this time?

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Cassia. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were her dreams and fears? What was most valuable to her in her world?

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