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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 hiding in Chapter 6, what does Jessie hear someone say about Clifton security?
2. Who turns on the lights while Jessie is escaping Clifton?
3. Why is Jessie excited to see girls from 1996?
4. How many children are in Jessie's family?
5. Why does Jessie say people waited until night to get sick in her village?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is strange about bathrooms to Jessie after she leaves Clifton?
2. In Chapter 5, what does Ma tell Jessie about clothing?
3. What do Jessie's parents do to make their living in Clifton?
4. In Chapter 5, what does Ma worry about when it comes to the health of the residents of Clifton?
5. What does Ma tell Jessie after they leave the Bentons' in Chapter 1?
6. In Chapter 1, how does Jessie describe her family's house?
7. In Chapter 6, what things does Jessie overhear Clifton employees talk about?
8. After watching Clifton from the outside point of view, what does Jessie think of people in 1996?
9. How does Jessie escape from Clifton?
10. In Chapter 9, what does Jessie realize about the trees she thought were haunted her entire life?
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
How is "Running Out of Time" a commentary on technology? Consider Jessie's introduction to the technology of the 1990s. What are the positive uses and effects of technology? What are the negative uses and effects? What seems to be the author's message about technology?
Essay Topic 3
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"?
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