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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 Chapter 17, how many girls does Fan see in Miss Cathy's room?

2. In Chapter 22, according to Vik's research, how much longer do Charters live than they did 125 years ago?

3. In Chapter 20, how many sets of markers are used in the panorama that Six creates?

4. How long has Mala worked at the house?

5. In Chapter 13, what village was Liwei accepted?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 16, what is Mister Leo's condition?

2. In Chapter 13, what does Loreen tell Fan will happen to her?

3. Where does Vik take Fan in Chapter 21 and what is the place like?

4. What is Mala's work schedule and how does that work with her family life in Chapter 14?

5. In Chapter 25, what happens when Vik shows up at the pool at the fitness center where Oliver is swimming?

6. In Chapter 23, what meeting is held in West B-Mor and why?

7. In Chapter 18, what happens to Four and Five and what is the recommendation to help them?

8. In Chapter 20, what happened after Five nearly dies?

9. In Chapter 15, how do the narrators help Cousin Gordon when he falls in the backyard?

10. At the end of Chapter 19, what is Five's condition?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Both Glynnis and Fan take risks, but their risks lead to very different consequences. What risks does Glynnis take? What risks does Fan take to save Quig and Loreen? What are the motives behind the women’s actions? Do their motives lessen or increase the consequences they face for taking risks?

Essay Topic 2

Although Charter residents have good lives with many advantages, their lives are not totally secure. What type of life does Quig and his family have in the Charter village? How do they lose that life? What other instances of Charters being force to live a Charter village are told in the novel? What do those incidents reveal about the precariousness of life?

Essay Topic 3

The people of B-Mor do not believe in religion or life after death. Why do the people of B-Mor have no need for religion or a belief in life after death?

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