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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. How long does Dr. Hatch instruct Nichelle to torture Taylor for her failure to reboot the rider as instructed?

2. What does Dr. Hatch say when Tara says they've spent about ten thousand dollars?

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

4. How does Ian say he knows Taylor is a good person?

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 the demand Hatch makes at the motor cross event? What is Taylor's response? What does Tara do?

2. What were some of the things Clyde called Michael and said to him?

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

4. What, according to Jack, is Wade's story?

5. What are Dr. Hatch's final words to Taylor as they head back to the Academy after the morning of shopping?

6. What does Dr. Hatch mean when he says Michael loves his mother? What does this indicate about who kidnapped Michael's mother?

7. What does Hatch reveal to Michael about his father's death?

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

9. What does Dr. Parker say is the reason Michael handles the electricity differently?

10. How does Michael plan to get to Pasadena? Why does he believe his plan will work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Ian? McKenna? Abigail? What do the three have in common? What do they have in common with Taylor and Michael? What does it say about their personalities that they remain imprisoned for so long without giving in to Hatch's demands?

Essay Topic 2

What is the most important setting in the book? Why? Compare Cell 25 as a setting to any other setting in the book.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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