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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. At the Game Center, Xander challenges Ky to ____________________.

2. What does Cassia tell Ky as they walk through the trees?

3. What message does the Official give to Cassia on the port?

4. What does Cassia think when she recalls being younger and seeing her mother wear a flower in her hair when she went out with her father?

5. Cassia's mother had been on a trip on which she had to write people up for ______________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the first word that Ky teaches Cassia to write?

4. What secret activity does Cassia ask Ky to teach her?

5. What is Society doing in the middle of the night that Cassia's mother considers to be a warning for her?

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

7. What is the Prisoner's Dilemma and how does it relate to Cassia and Ky?

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

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

10. Why does Ky teach Cassia to write her name?

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

Ally Condie is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphor, and irony. Briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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