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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 is the name of the woman's boat in "the river"?

2. What does Alonzo promote when he gets his first endorsement deal, what does his first comic book series promote?

3. When did the woman learn to boat in "the river"?

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

5. What is the date of a retrieved email in Exhibit E in "Evidence"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Orion sent to the surface?

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

3. How did A. meet Tamee?

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

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

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

7. Who is the woman in "the river," and what does she do?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next? How do some of the authors in the stories in Octavia’s Brood use cliffhangers in the novel? Is the use of cliffhangers in these short stories suspenseful or frustrating?

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

The UnPerfect gain freedom in Southing. What freedom do the UnPerfect have in Southing that they did not have on Earth? What are they willing to sacrifice to keep their freedom?

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