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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. Where was Lalibela born?

2. What color lights signal a new Arrival?

3. After the blackout during Fashion Week, when did Voile visit her agency?

4. How many older siblings did Seva have?

5. Even with physical therapy, what function might Mauve get from her hand?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Resister learn from her public defender when she wakes in a hospital bed after the protest on Wall Street?

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

4. What does West find when she tidies up after the new Arrival?

5. How did therianthropes change the supermodel business?

6. When and how did Thomas kill a mouse?

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

8. What are therianthropes?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood in “Aftermath,” what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections?

Essay Topic 2

A character arc is the inner journey of a character in a story. What is Thomas’s character arc in “Little Brown Mouse,” and what situations influence his growth and transformation?

Essay Topic 3

Irony is a literary device where the real meaning of words is contradicted or concealed. Where does Vagabond use irony in Kafka’s Last Laugh? How does the use of irony create a contrast between what readers expect and what happens?

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