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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 "the river," what city does the woman live in?

2. In "The Long Memory," after Cy is captured and finds herself on a smooth stone floor, what does she find to eat?

3. Who does Alonzo see wearing Black Fist T-shirts on the subway rush a group of rowdy teens?

4. In "The Long Memory," what is Councilman Holt's occupation?

5. In "Evidence," when Alandrix was 11, what project did she do about the time of silence-breaking?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is the Teen Justice Force?

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

8. How is Cy captured?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Alonzo is born with a superhero gene. Why does Alonzo become dissatisfied with being a superhero and resign? Why does he change his mind and become a superhero again?

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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