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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. What does Jessie do before meeting her mother at the forbidden rock for the second time?
2. What does the tour guide say about the lack of students in the Clifton school?
3. In Chapter 1, why won't Jessie's mother let her see Betsy?
4. In Chapter 10, how does Jessie feel about the birds?
5. In Chapter 7, what sounds confuses Jessie?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Jessie think when she first sees a row of school buses?
2. In Chapter 6, what things does Jessie overhear Clifton employees talk about?
3. How does Jessie avoid being caught by Clifton security in Chapter 6?
4. What is strange about bathrooms to Jessie after she leaves Clifton?
5. In Chapter 5, what does Ma worry about when it comes to the health of the residents of Clifton?
6. After watching Clifton from the outside point of view, what does Jessie think of people in 1996?
7. When Jessie sees the Clifton school house from the outside in Chapter 9, what happens?
8. What does Ma give Jessie before she leaves Clifton?
9. In Chapter 8, how does Jessie almost give away her true identity?
10. What was Ma's life like before moving to Clifton?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze Jessie as a protagonist. How does she match the description of a protagonist? In what ways is she effective at anchoring this novel? In what ways is she not?
Essay Topic 2
How does "Running Out of Time" present a commentary on science, scientific development and evolution? Consider the ideals of the characters as well as the different opinions in the novel on this subject. What message does the author seem to suggest regarding science?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the role of suspense in this novel. Consider how the author creates it as well as what it does to develop the characters and plot.
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