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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 does Kayla's counselor say is a matter of convenience?

2. Who is Amber Thorn?

3. Whom does Amber know in Nevada?

4. How does Zekeal explain his choice of reading material to Kayla?

5. Why does Amber have to go with her parents?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Amber's parents decide to move? Why does Amber have to go with them?

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

3. What is Kayla reluctant to reveal about her tardiness to a meeting?

4. Which club is Kayla trying to find? Who takes her there?

5. What does Amber say about her tattoo?

6. Why are Amber and her parents living in the Route Nine Motor Inn?

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

8. What does Gene tell Kayla about his work?

9. What is happening when Kayla arrives home from the mall?

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

What is foreshadowing? What are some examples of foreshadowing in The Bar Code Tattoo? How does foreshadowing contribute to the suspense in the book? Give textual evidence for support.

Essay Topic 2

Most protagonists are a mixture of admirable traits and character flaws. Kayla Reed is no exception. Explore Kayla's personality traits. Use textual evidence from the book for support.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Weyn's use of literary devices (such as foreshadowing, cliffhangers, deux ex machina,) and how they add or detract from the story. Does Weyn use too many or too few literary techniques? Explain.

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