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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 color cloaks do Cy and Ban wear in "The Long Memory"?

2. In "the river," what city does the woman live in?

3. When rumbles of rebellion meet Hold, from what direction does the most discontent brew?

4. When Cy is taken to speak to Councilman Holt, how long has she been a prisoner?

5. In "The Long Memory," how old was Cy when she came to the Capital?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Revolution Shuffle," what do the man and the woman look like?

2. Why does Alonzo retire from being a superhero, and why does he go back to being a superhero?

3. How does Cy get information about the imprisoned Memorials to the world?

4. What did Makati's people have instead of Memorials and what happened to them?

5. In "the river," what happens to the mayor of Detroit, his wife, and party guests?

6. What does Geminii leave for Orion when she surfaces?

7. In Exhibit E of "Evidence," what does Lex tell Alexis about the future in an email?

8. Why is it thought that the humans want the Sol Gatherers?

9. What caused a decline in the stability of the North in "The Long Memory"?

10. Why is Orion sent to the surface?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fred thinks he has a dream in “Sanford and Sun.” What is revealed about enlightenment and worth through his experience/dream?

Essay Topic 2

Dialogue tags help identify who is speaking in a written conversation. What would happen if dialogue tags were never used to identify who is speaking in a written conversation? What are some common dialogue tags used to identify speakers in “Manhunter”? What descriptive dialogue tags has ya Salaam used? How do those dialogue tags help readers imagine scenes? How do they add another layer of description?

Essay Topic 3

A character arc is the inner journey of a character in a story. What is Thomas’s character arc in “Little Brown Mouse,” and what situations influence his growth and transformation?

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