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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. Why does Dr. Hatch say he wears the sunglasses?

2. Who is Mrs. Hancock?

3. What does Taylor say she was doing the first time she used her power?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dr. Hatch tell Taylor about her birth and her biological relatives?

2. Describe the encounter with the man wearing dirty clothes outside the pizza place.

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

4. How does Mrs. Vey discover that Ostin knows about Michael's electric power?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What happened when Michael was bullied at Churchill Junior High School?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Tara? Compare Taylor and Tara. What does Tara do at the motor cross event that gets her in trouble? Why does she do this?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Taylor Ridley? Taylor is very popular but isn't snobby as might be expected of someone in her position. Explain why this is true. What kind of person is she? What are her challenges?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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