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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 prisoners does Makati, the gardener, in "The Long Memory," say arrive at a time on ships?

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

3. In "Black Angel," what does A. use to bind her wing?

4. What type of weapon is the woman in "Revolution Shuffle" carrying?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Cy's time like when she is taken to the courtyard during her captivity?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How did A. meet Tamee?

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

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

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

A. is an angel cast out of Heaven. Why is A. cast out of Heaven? What becomes her role on Earth and why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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