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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. Who is the worker who stands in the middle of those who will remain and those to be relocated?

3. What is Cassia's job when she is taken to the place where Ky works?

4. What does Cassia learn about Ky from looking at the picture he drew?

5. What does Cassia tell Ky that she thought about during her Match Banquet?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is significant of Ky's behavior when playing games with Xander?

3. Why does Society not want Cassia to be with Ky and what is Cassia's opinion of that?

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

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

6. How does the Official subtly blackmail Cassia regarding her sorting work and the choices she makes?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the overall setting for the story. Why does the author use the setting she does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Explain the significance of the book's title. What does the author mean by calling it simply MATCHED? What is he trying to emphasize with this emphatic style? Suggest three alternate titles for this book with supporting rationale for each.

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