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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. Why does Ma say Clifton was created?

3. In Chapter 10, why can't Jessie escape over the fence?

4. In Chapter 8, how does Jessie describe the middle school students?

5. In Chapter 8, where is Pa when Jessie sees him?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 10, how does Jessie try to leave Clifton grounds?

2. How does Jessie get inside the bread truck?

3. What does Ma tell Jessie after they leave the Bentons' in Chapter 1?

4. In Chapter 9, what does Jessie realize about the trees she thought were haunted her entire life?

5. What does Jessie think when she first sees a row of school buses?

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

7. In Chapter 5, what does Ma tell Jessie about clothing?

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

9. What is strange about bathrooms to Jessie after she leaves Clifton?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Clifton as a setting in this novel. How does the description of the village vs. the tourist area affect the development of the plot and characters? Consider the author's use of word choice when describing Clifton.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the adults in this novel that live in Clifton and the adults who live in 1996. What makes these similarities and differences significant? How do their similarities and differences affect the development of the plot?

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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