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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 do the boys see leaving the Elgen compound that gives them the idea of how to get inside?

2. What does Tara say when Taylor asks if she can read minds?

3. What is the decision Michael makes on the second night?

4. Which of the following was NOT a feature in the room Michael is taken to in the first part of Chapter 40?

5. What does Michael say he felt when he chewed through a vacuum cleaner cord when he was four?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is it that worries Taylor about the morning of shopping in the exclusive shops? What is Dr. Hatch's reaction when they meet for lunch?

2. What does Dr. Parker say is unique about Michael's electricity?

3. What is the story Tara tells Taylor about the eagles?

4. What does Hatch ask Taylor to do during the concert? What are her thoughts about the request?

5. Describe the scene in which Dr. Hatch presents Taylor with a diamond necklace as a gift.

6. What does Clyde yell to the officer who comes into the interrogation room to get Michael and what does the officer think about Clyde's words?

7. What does Taylor believe Griff's purpose is and what does Tara reveal that his purpose actually is?

8. How do Ostin, Michael, Wade, and Jack take possession of the food service van? What do they use it for?

9. Describe the tragic scene Hatch is watching as Chapter 29 opens. What does his conversation indicate about his role in that tragedy?

10. Describe the scene at breakfast the morning after Michael is released from the hospital.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What do you consider the main theme of the story? Why? Give at least three examples of this theme in the book.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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