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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. What type of trees are in the forest near Jenna's house?

2. At the beginning of "An Invisible Boundary," how many times has Ethan paused in his reading of Walden to look in Jenna's direction?

3. In "The Accident," why did Kar, Locke, and Jenna leave the party in a hurry?

4. When did Senator Strom Thurmond set a record for the longest filibuster?

5. What does Lily pass Mother to eat in "Backup"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jenna learn about her digestive system and how it works in "Details"?

2. What does Jenna remember about the accident?

3. What does Jenna tell her mother when she finds her after she destroys the backups?

4. Why are backups of Kara and Locke being kept?

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

6. How does Jenna get rid of the backups?

7. In "Silver," what does Jenna learn about the accident?

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

9. What happend at Mr. Bender's in "Silver"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jenna has brief memories of her relationship with Lily before the accident. Why does Jenna think that their relationship has changed? What has changed their relationship? How has their relationship changed?

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

Jenna says that her first friend after the accident is Mr. Bender. How do Mr. Bender and Jenna meet? What do they do together? How would you describe their relationship? Why are they both struggling with identity? What is communicated about identity through their relationship?

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