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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. In Exhibit B in "Evidence," how old is Alandrix in the letter sent via skytablet?

2. Where does Timmon find posters in Riverlands with the names of the captive Memorials?

3. How many times has the surfacing platform been used in Orion's lifetime?

4. How many black teens are on the Teen Justice Force when Alonzo joins?

5. What is the only piece of furniture in Orion's cell in "Small and Bright"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did A. meet Tamee?

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

4. How is Holt thwarted when news of the imprisoned Memorials becomes public?

5. How are the Sol Gatherers hidden when the humans come looking for them?

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

7. What is known about the epidemic that hit America in "Revolution Shuffle"?

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

9. What was the role of Memorials in the past?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Characters experience oppression in "The Long Memory" and "Small and Bright.” How do characters experience oppression in these two stories? How and why does this oppression cause characters to turn to resistance to regain their freedom?

Essay Topic 2

Backstories, exposition, and flashbacks are ways that authors reveal information about the past. How is information about the past revealed in "The Long Memory," "Small and Bright," and "In Spite of Darkness”? Why is important to each story to understand what happened before the stories begin?

Essay Topic 3

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

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