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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. How many soldiers were sent with the UnPerfects to Hollow?

2. According to Patriot Act IV, what is the maximum number of protestors allowed at any protest?

3. In "Manhunters, how much down time will Mauve have before her next detail assignment?

4. What did Voile like to drink when she was home?

5. In "Labibela," how long ago had Gebre Meseqel Lalibela ruled over Ethiopia?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Lamont surprised to see his father home?

2. What is Mauve's assignment after her hearing?

3. Who is Sasha Sangare, and where does he live?

4. How did therianthropes lose their jobs in the fashion industry?

5. How did therianthropes change the supermodel business?

6. What causes Lalibela's mother to believe he would do great things?

7. What injury does Mauve have, and what function is she liable to regain?

8. Where is Resister assigned to work during her incarceration, and how does she get out of that assignment?

9. Where is Resister incarcerated, and what work is she assigned?

10. In "Manhunters," what is the headquarters like at the compound?

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

Politicians wish to erase memory. What is the role of memory and the Memorials? Why do politicians wish to eliminate the Memorials and memory?

Essay Topic 3

An executive order is issued by the president ordering people to reposition themselves and quit traveling on planes, trains, and automobiles. What conundrum does EO 3735 create for the narrator in “Homing Instinct,” and why?

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