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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 does Ky give to Cassia the next time they go hiking?

2. What does Ky whisper to Cassia as they head to the trains after hiking?

3. What item does Ky tell Cassia to destroy after she has looked at it?

4. The Official tells Cassia that if her relationship with Ky continues, _______________________.

5. Ky works in a very ______________ environment.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how the connection between Cassia and Ky develops.

2. Why does Cassia hold back from telling Ky that she saw his face on the screen at her Match Banquet?

3. What is depicted on the napkin that Ky gives to Cassia?

4. What does Cassia learn about the value of words in keeping a person alive?

5. Why does Cassia have such a connection with nature?

6. What gift does Ky give to Cassia and why does she withhold her feelings from him?

7. What very difficult sorting decision does Cassia make regarding Ky and his workplace?

8. How are Cassia and her family warned about their behavior with the cutting of the maple trees?

9. How does Cassia realize that she and her mother are alike?

10. What does Ky tell Cassia that he is and how does she feel about it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Cassia's relationship with her mother. How do Cassia and her mother both have to make hard decisions that affect people's lives? On what do they base these choices? Explain.

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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