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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 long did Seva's parents try to raise her before they gave up?

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

3. When was Lalibela born?

4. In "Hollow," how long did Jean endure the camps until she was shot?

5. How did Kedus Harbe, Lalibela's oldest brother, try to have him killed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Once Ona, Al Dwhin, and Prolt are done gardening, how do they get themselves and their supplies back to the biosphere?

4. How were UnPerfects treated before they were sent to Hollow?

5. What are therianthropes?

6. How do Lalibela and Kibra differ in their view of how to spend their lives?

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

8. When and how did Thomas kill a mouse?

9. Who do China, Jette, and Ehtiopia perform with and what is their act?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Lalibela is surrounded by bees at his birth. How does Lalibela’s mother see the swarm of bees as a sign? What does she believe the bees symbolize?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. Choose two of the stories in the book and explain how the point of view influences what readers know about events and characters and how the point of view in these stories help readers connect with and understand characters.

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