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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. Which other person does Kayla know who is in the same situation as the person living in the Motor Inn?

2. Where is Kayla Reed at the beginning of the novel?

3. Whom does Amber know in Nevada?

4. Why does Kayla take the job there?

5. What does Ashley tell Kayla to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kayla learn Amber has done on the morning of Kayla's seventeenth birthday?

2. What happens when Kayla tries to access her father's files after her mother leaves? Who helps her?

3. What does Kayla do after leaving the guidance counselor's office? Who shows concern for her?

4. What happens to babies whose genetic code indicates a possible future health problem?

5. When Kayla arrives at his apartment, how does Zekeal explain what he is reading?

6. What does Gene tell Kayla about his work?

7. What does Kayla watch happen next door on the evening of her seventeenth birthday?

8. What makes Kayla decide not to get the tattoo?

9. What does Allyson say about insurance companies and genetic coding?

10. According to the Tribune E-Journal, what happened to Kayla's father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Characters are an integral and important part of novels. Analyze how secondary characters in The Bar Code Tattoo help drive the plot. Describe their specific contributions to the storyline.

Essay Topic 2

Characters are an important part of what makes The Bar Code Tattoo interesting. Could the corporation named Global-1 be considered a character? Why or why not? Use examples from The Bar Code Tattoo to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

What are three reasons for reading fiction? Discuss whether each of those reasons is satisfied by The Bar Code Tattoo. Justify your answers.

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