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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 long has Allys been out in "They Know"?

2. How long was the man that Ethan beat up in the hospital?

3. In "Calculations," what does Jenna remember wanting to tell her mother when she was in the hospital?

4. At the beginning of "Viewpoint," who is teaching a lesson?

5. In "A Plan," how long will the backup remain viable once removed from their power docks?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Jenna's life like at the end of the novel?

2. Why do Allys's parents come to Jenna's house?

3. What is Allys's condition in "They Know"?

4. What do Jenna and her father say to one another after Jenna destroys the backups?

5. How does Mr. Bender get a bird to land on Jenna's palm?

6. How do Jenna and her parents sit together after Jenna destroys the backups?

7. Why does Jenna tell Lily about her memory and other things rather than tell her parents?

8. What does Father call the box with Jenna's name on it in the closet and what is it for?

9. Why is there a filibuster by Senator Harris?

10. How does watching Year Seven of her life make Jenna feel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Background information about characters and events can be presented using various literary techniques. What techniques does the author use to provide background information? Why is background information important to the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Jenna is her parents’ only child. How does being her parents’ only child affect the relationship that Jenna has with her parents? What things have the three of them done to sabotage their relationship? How would you describe their relationship and how it evolves?

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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