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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. The positioning system provide information about the location and the emotional state of the _________.

2. The brain is split up into nine ________, which can be impacted by the surrounding environment.

3. A ________ worn by animals can establish that sex did or did not occur, or to turn the event into a story.

4. The ________ never stops, and children roam outside while cooking in the grass.

5. There is a _______ hole in the bird, and hair falls to the grass in the form of drops.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are two of the things that can happen in the place where people live in all sorts of shelters?

2. How does the author define the idea of religion in this section of the book?

3. What is the reasoning behind the woolen scarf being warm by an animal?

4. What is the only way that a person can escape from a dog?

5. How is the experience of swimming described?

6. What happens when the wind grows strong and reverses after the society moves underground?

7. What are some of the names of those parts of the brain that are able to resist the bird calls?

8. What is the object of the hiding-ball game, according to the writing in the story?

9. What should a person do with the wind of a storm, according to quotes from the mother's book?

10. What are the three things that the author points out as having affected the horse populations?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In a certain place, people can live in a number of different shelters, including scooped out dogs.

Part 1: Why would it be important for people to have the ability to live in different shelters?

Part 2: What are the shelters you would like to live in, if you had to choose?

Part 3: How do you think a person is protected by living in different shelters?

Essay Topic 2

A father makes confessions while lying in what appears to be a grave made of glass, which is thought to be symbolism of some sort.

Part 1: Why does the author make the descriptions so vague for the reader?

Part 2: How do you think the author might help the reader have an easier time with the imagery?

Part 3: How do you interpret the scene in which the father is making a confession? Is this structure a grave or something else?

Essay Topic 3

The Living are described as people who seem to put their hands in something unseen and too heavy to lift.

Part 1: What do you think Marcus means when he talks about the living?

Part 2: Do you think that you are a part of the Living? Why or why not?

Part 3: Who do you think should not be a part of the Living? Why?

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