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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. About how many soldiers come in "In Spite of Darkness"?

2. In "The Long Memory," what do Holt and Timmon have to drink after the Large Council meeting?

3. What time of day is it at the beginning of "Black Angel"?

4. In "Evidence," in Exhibit C, how old was Drix when he wrote his dissertation research notes on the time that silence broke?

5. How long after the vote during the Large Council meeting in "The Long Memory," is Cy captured?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did A. meet Tamee?

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

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

4. How and why did Cy come to the Capital?

5. Who is Alandrix, and who does she write?

6. How is the U.S. government and civilization coping since the epidemic?

7. Who does A. rescue after an ICE raid?

8. What genetic anomaly gives superpowers to people, and what powers might children receive?

9. Why is Orion sent to the surface?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood in “Aftermath,” what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections?

Essay Topic 2

Dr. Randall Sinclair develops a procedure called skin fusion in “Aftermath.” What is skin fusion? What does the procedure reveal about greed?

Essay Topic 3

Octavia’s Brood is a book created to honor Octavia Butler. Who was Octavia Butler? How and why was the book created to honor her?

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