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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. How much time does Roland give the American Allegiance to provide the Army of Excellence with supplies?

2. While her group is lost, what does Sister see in her dream walk?

3. What tree does Swan interact with at the Moody's farm?

4. What is the name of the child bandit who was shot during the raid on Sister's group?

5. The dead child at the lake in Mary's Rest died while _____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Swan defeat Friend in the end?

2. How does Roland feel about Macklin during the fighting with the American Allegiance and Mary's Rest?

3. What is revealed when Swan's mask falls off?

4. How do Sister and Swan recover the glass ring?

5. How does touching the glass ring for the first time change Swan?

6. How has the Army of Excellence evolved since the events of Book One?

7. What is the relationship between Roland and Friend?

8. How is Swan's group welcomed to Mary's Rest?

9. How is Swan trapped and then freed?

10. How does Rusty save Swan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Leona introduces the theme of inner and outward beauty when she meets Swan. Soon after, the Job's Masks begin to take effect on many survivors.

1) Explain Leona's comments about a person's inner and outward face.

2) Discuss the impact that the Job's masks have on their wearers before the masks' real function becomes widely known.

3) Describe the function of Job's Masks and use specific examples to explain how they help to reflect a person's inner beauty or ugliness.

4) Speculate as to the intent and purpose behind the Job's Masks and describe what kind of a being would have an interest in bringing about the masks' observed effects.

Essay Topic 2

In the post-blast setting, trust is extended rarely, but its effects are sometimes profoundly important. Due to the lawlessness and brutality of the world around them, few survivors can trust one another, but they must learn to do so in order to survive. Groups like Macklin's army are built around fear and discipline, but groups like Sister's and Swan's, or even the survivor settlements like Homewood and Mary's Rest, are all founded on trust.

1) Discuss the difficulties that people have in trusting each other in this setting. Why is lack of trust a reasonable reaction?

2) Explain some examples of how trust develops between individuals and within groups. Describe some of the benefits that the survivors gain by trusting each other.

3) Describe at least one example of when trust failed to develop, and all parties involved suffered as a result.

4) Explain how trust drives the story forward at various points.

5) Explain why trust is still slow to develop and difficult to maintain, despite its benefits.

Essay Topic 3

Family is extremely important to some characters in the novel. Swan, Josh, Roland, and others come from backgrounds of broken families. They struggle to deal with their needs for companionship and company.

1) Identify the characters that struggle with family identity. Explain what problems are caused for them by this struggle.

2) Discuss some of the improvised families that form over the course of the novel. How do these social groups support their members and improve their lives?

3) Explain the importance of the theme of family to the overall message of the novel.

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