2. Why does Amber ask Kayla to come to where she is staying?
(a) So Kayla can take Amber to the thrift shop.
(b) So Amber can introduce Kayla to Amber's good-looking cousin who is visiting.
(c) So Amber can say goodbye to Kayla.
(d) So Kayla can help Amber with an art project.

3. In Chapter 5, what is special about a particular morning when Kayla wakes up?
(a) It is when Kayla is supposed to hear from the art institute.
(b) It is the end of the school year.
(c) It is Kayla's seventeenth birthday.
(d) It is the day her father is supposed to get a promotion.

4. To what does the newspaper article attribute Joseph Reed's death?
(a) Being drunk and falling in the water.
(b) Not having gone to a doctor in a number of years.
(c) Depression about being passed over for promotion.
(d) Breathing poor air in the mines.

5. What does Kayla think has caused her family life to deteriorate?
(a) The acceptance of bribes.
(b) The acceptance of the bar code tattoo.
(c) The death of her younger brother.
(d) The accidental injury of her dad.

6. What does Kayla realize will happen if she gets a tattoo?
(a) Zekeal will love her.
(b) She will not have to run anymore.
(c) Her future is over.
(d) She will at least be able to function in society.

7. When are students supposed to receive their tattoo?
(a) On their 21st birthday.
(b) On their 10th birthday.
(c) On their 17th birthday.
(d) At their high school graduation.

8. Who is Amber Thorn?
(a) Kayla's cousin.
(b) Kayla's brother's girlfriend.
(c) Kayla's best friend.
(d) Mfumbe's sister.

9. Where is Kayla when a plane flies overhead and drops bombs?
(a) At school.
(b) At home.
(c) In a vision.
(d) At the library.

10. Why is Kayla unlikely to qualify for a scholarship?
(a) Her art classes are not varied enough.
(b) Her parents have too much money.
(c) Her classes were not advanced.
(d) Her grades in computer class are too low.

11. According to the newspaper's story, why was the person killed?
(a) Her husband was angry and killed her.
(b) He created a ruckus about tattoos.
(c) He was in the line of fire for another target.
(d) His wife thought he was cheating.

12. Why does Kayla decide not to have the tattoo?
(a) Because of her vision.
(b) She's afraid of infection.
(c) She is angry with Amber.
(d) Her boyfriend convinced her to wait.

13. How does Zekeal help Kayla when he arrives at her house?
(a) He moves the living room furniture.
(b) He finishes her calculus homework.
(c) He hacks back into her father's file.
(d) He bathes her dog.

14. Who is Gene Drake?
(a) Kayla's mother's cousin.
(b) A next-door neighbor.
(c) Another school chum of Kayla's.
(d) Kayla's uncle.

15. What does Mfumbe Taylor do when Kayla is still in the stairwell?
(a) Makes a sarcastic remark to Kayla.
(b) Tells her to move out of the way.
(c) Drops a book and almost hits her.
(d) Trips over her feet.