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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 Ostin do after he finishes his test?

2. What is the message that comes over the PA system while Michael, Taylor, and Ostin are standing near Taylor's locker?

3. What does Michael say when Taylor announces her plan to go with him to detention?

4. What did Ostin say his family was having for dinner?

5. What was Michael's response when his mom asks if Taylor is cute?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Michael say happened at the only other party he'd been invited to since he had moved to Idaho?

2. Where does Ostin go that afternoon after class, and why does he go there?

3. How is Taylor kidnapped?

4. What are some of the pieces of information Michael gets from the police about the kidnapping of his mother?

5. What is the conversation when Ostin calls Taylor and Michael "mutants?"

6. What does Taylor say was her motivation for telling everyone Michael has a black belt? What does she say when Michael says her explanation is a lie?

7. When does Michael tell his mother about the offer to attend Elgen Academy? What is his mother's reaction?

8. What happens when Corky and Michael go outside the house for a wrestling match? What does Michael say afterward?

9. Describe the conversation with the first cheerleader who approaches Ostin and Michael in Chapter 9. What is Ostin's reaction?

10. What does Ostin think about Mrs. Vey? What does Michael think about Ostin's attitude?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The idea of a superior race of people is nothing new. Describe at least one other instance in literature or history when this idea is used. Compare the leaders of that instance to Hatch. What do the people opposed to the idea have in common?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Mrs. Vey? What is her role in the story? What kind of person is she? What is her fate? Is she considered a major character? What are her motivations?

Essay Topic 3

Define loyalty. List at least three instances in the book in which loyalty plays a role.

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