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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Lauren's boyfriend?
(a) Curtis Talcott.
(b) Harry Balter.
(c) Peter Moss.
(d) Michael Talcott.

2. When is the last time it rains?
(a) A year ago.
(b) Six years ago.
(c) Ten years ago.
(d) Three years ago.

3. How does Mrs. Sims die?
(a) She drowns.
(b) She gets hit by a car.
(c) She is murdered.
(d) She shoots herself.

4. What drug does Lauren's mother take while she is pregnant with Lauren?
(a) Pyro.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Paracetco.

5. How long does Lauren think her money lasts?
(a) A day.
(b) About two weeks.
(c) For a year.
(d) About a month.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who rings the emergency bell after the fire starts?

2. Who else besides Lauren does not cry over Keith's death?

3. What family has the last remaining Window Wall in the neighborhood?

4. How much money does Lauren save?

5. Why doesn't Reverend Olamina think the company accepts them?

Short Essay Questions

1. What lessons does Lauren learn on the road?

2. Why doesn't anyone bother calling the fire department after the fire?

3. Why doesn't the emergency bell ring when the neighborhood is attacked?

4. What does Emery tell Lauren about sharers having children?

5. Why does Lauren say that Zahra is useful?

6. Why do some people think it is a waste to go to Mars?

7. What is it about Lauren's flying in her dream that makes her seem "better" than she used to be, and what makes her still not an expert?

8. Why doesn't Bankole want to bury the bones initially?

9. What is "prodigy" according to the opening passage of the book?

10. Why are water stations dangerous places?

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