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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 many more neurons does Jenna have than the typical human brain?

2. How long has Jenna been awake in "Waking"?

3. After Mother tells Jenna she is going to school in "A Curve," what does she suggest that Jenna do?

4. How much time does Rae want Ethan and Jenna to devote to their community project?

5. How long of a walk is it for Jenna to Mr. Bender's house going on the street?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Mr. Bender meet and take Clayton Bender's name?

3. In "Message," what does Jenna do when she is angry?

4. In "A Curve," where and when will Jenna be attending school?

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

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

7. How did Father become rich?

8. In "The New Lily and Jenna," why does Jenna want Lily to like her?

9. What does Mr. Bender tell Jenna when she asks what he learned about her on the Net?

10. In "School, who is the director, and what is the curriculum like at the school Jenna attends?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel takes place in a small town in California. Does the setting serve as a backdrop or take on the role of a character? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the tone in the book?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Point of view determines how readers view the story and characters in a story. What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people? Why is it important that the story is told from Jenna’s perspective?

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