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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. While living in Clifton, how does Jessie style her hair each day?

2. In Chapter 8, how does Jessie get to look back at life in Clifton?

3. What happens at the very end of Chapter 5?

4. What does the tour guide say about the lack of students in the Clifton school?

5. How does Jessie end up escaping from Clifton?

Short Essay Questions

1. After watching Clifton from the outside point of view, what does Jessie think of people in 1996?

2. In Chapter 8, how does Jessie almost give away her true identity?

3. What does Ma give Jessie before she leaves Clifton?

4. Why does Jessie's mother leave the house in the middle of the night in Chapter 1?

5. What does Ma reveal to Jessie about Clifton?

6. In Chapter 1, what rule does Ma have for Jessie coming with her on a house call?

7. What does Jessie do after leaving the bathroom in Chapter 7?

8. In Chapter 5, what does Ma worry about when it comes to the health of the residents of Clifton?

9. In Chapter 6, what things does Jessie overhear Clifton employees talk about?

10. When Jessie sees the Clifton school house from the outside in Chapter 9, what happens?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is foreshadowing used in "Running Out of Time"? Describe examples of the use of the technique and explain its purpose in the novel. Is the author's use of foreshadowing effective? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Clifton as a utopia. In what ways is Clifton a Utopian society? In what ways is it not? How is this important to "Running Out of Time"?

Essay Topic 3

Consider the changes between 1840 and 1996. Which changes are largest? What things are the same? What do these similarities and differences reveal about modern times?

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