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

2. What did Voile and her friends wear for the first night of Fashion Week?

3. How old was Voile's grandmother when she could shift?

4. By the time of Thomas's mother's funeral, how long has it been since he and his sister Ange had had a conversation?

5. What is tucked in with the Arrival at the beginning of "Hollow"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are therianthropes?

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

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

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

6. How does Sasha escape the soldiers?

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

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

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

10. What do Rex and the other Earlies decide to do when soldiers are coming to Southing and Hollow?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

An epidemic hits America in "Revolution Shuffle." What are the consequences of an epidemic that hits America? How and why are Asians and Arab Americans vilified and blamed for what happens?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Octavia’s Brood is a book created to honor Octavia Butler. Who was Octavia Butler? How and why was the book created to honor her?

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