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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 was Corky's most recent award?

2. What does Dr. Hatch say his purpose is in holding the electric children?

3. What initials did Michael secretly write when he was nine?

4. What is Ostin's conclusion when he measures Michael's electrical output the Saturday after the party?

5. What did Michael have for dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the scene between Michael and his mother the evening after Michael shocks Mitchell, Wade, and Jack.

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

3. According to Michael, what makes him different from the reader?

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

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

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

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

8. How does the game end and what does Taylor late confess about her role in it?

9. What had Mitchell, Wade, and Jack done to humiliate Ostin, and how long had it taken for Ostin to live it down?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After Taylor's arrival at Elgen, she is overcome with the generosity of Dr. Hatch. She is so overcome that she forgets that she was taken there by force. Why is she swayed in her attitude toward Dr. Hatch? What does Tara say about being willing to do whatever Hatch asks of her? Could Tara's attitude be justified?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Dr. Hatch? What is his role in the story? What are his motives? How are his motives seen? What kind of person is he? Support your answers with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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