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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 is Michael's response when his mom says his electricity is a gift?

2. What does Drew ask when Taylor announces that Michael has Tourette's?

3. What does Taylor get from her locker?

4. What is Taylor given to drink during the ride?

5. What does Mrs. Vey plan to have for dinner the Friday night of the game?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the scene in which Taylor is caught passing notes in science class.

2. What does Ostin say he discovered when he went looking into the birth records for the period covering Taylor and Michael's births?

3. What is the discussion Mr. Dallstrom has with Michael?

4. What are Michael's thoughts about Taylor Ridley? Why doesn't he share that information with his best friend, Ostin?

5. What does Dr. Hatch tell Taylor about his ultimate goals for a new race and what that will mean for the world?

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

7. Who visits Michael the evening after he's released from the hospital? What do they tell him?

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Tara mean when she tells Taylor that Hatch would be freaked out if someone could read minds? List at least three scenes in which Taylor's ability to read minds plays an important role in the story. What other character has this ability near the end of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Ostin Liss? What is Ostin's biggest strength? How does he use that to help Michael? What is Ostin's biggest weakness? In what ways is Ostin a typical teen? In what ways is he not a typical teen?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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