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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. According to Amber, what does not hurt?

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

3. What does Kayla ask her counselor about his wrist?

4. Why does David Young resign from his political position?

5. What does Zekeal tell Kayla about Nedra when Kayla meets him outside of the warehouse?

Short Essay Questions

1. Kayla's mother finds Joseph Reed's file. What does the file say about his genetic code?

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

3. What does Kayla ask the guidance counselor concerning his tattoo? What is his reply?

4. What does Kayla agree to do on her seventeenth birthday?

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

6. What does Kayla learn from her counselor about the possibility of her attending art school?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Analyze one major theme of The Bar Code Tattoo. How is the theme expressed through symbolism? Characters' behaviors? Action?

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