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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. Where is Ostin the morning after he goes out with Michael for ice cream?

2. Nichelle says she is _________.

3. Who is Dr. Parker?

4. What kind of ice cream does Michael have that night?

5. What did Michael have for dinner?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How is Taylor kidnapped?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the scene in which Michael is called on to kill Wade. What is his reaction? How does he justify his reaction? What does Wade do later to repay Michael's refusal? What does Michael's refusal to kill Wade say about his personality? What does Wade's reaction later say about his?

Essay Topic 2

Who are Jack, Mitchell, and Wade? How do the three interact with Michael and Ostin? What is their action that prompts the friendship between Taylor and Michael? How do the relationships between Michael, Wade, and Jack change over the course of the story? Why do they change?

Essay Topic 3

Who is Michael Vey? Describe his life. What kind of person is he? What are the challenges he faces? In what way is he a typical teen?

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