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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. In "A Walk," what type of dog barks at Jenna as she goes to see Mr. Bender?

2. In "Timing," what color is the car Lily gets ready to drive?

3. How long of a break do Jenna and the other students get at the school?

4. What color tights did Jenna wear when she was 16?

5. Why is Gabriel at the village charter school?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Father become rich?

2. Why does Allys have artificial limbs, and how many does she have?

3. How does Jenna observe her 14-year-old self moving on a sidewalk in Paris?

4. What has Jenna learned about her previous self from the videos she has watched?

5. What does Jenna find in the locked room in her parents' bedroom?

6. What does Father say about how Jenna was saved through medical technology?

7. What does Lily say about the reservations she has about Jenna?

8. What organization do Father Rico and Lily belong to, and what is their mission?

9. What does Jenna remember about being baptized in "Inside"?

10. What does Jenna see when she cuts her hand in the secret room in her parents' bedroom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jenna compares the work that has been done for her after the accident to the restoration work her mother is having done on the house. In what way are both Jenna and the house a work of restoration? Why do they both need restored? How is the restoration of the house similar to Jenna’s restoration?

Essay Topic 2

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 3

The climax of a story is a high point of tension in a story, and it sometimes is when the main problem in a book is solved by the main character. What is the climax of the novel? Why is that the climax?

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