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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. How does Zekeal help Kayla when he arrives at her house?

2. Where is Kayla when a plane flies overhead and drops bombs?

3. What is Gene's job?

4. What happens if the hospital determines a child may have a future problem?

5. What school does Kayla want to attend?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the doctor at the hospital say he must do to Kayla?

3. Where does Zekeal take Kayla after they have been to the Lobo2MeClub?

4. What does Kayla learn about Zekeal when she is at his place and he is in the shower?

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

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

7. What does Amber say about her tattoo?

8. What petition does Mfumbe ask Kayla and Amber to sign?

9. What does Gene tell Kayla about his work?

10. What does Kayla read about Louden Waters?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

In some ways, Kayla Reed is a larger-than-life heroine. Despite incredible odds, she usually comes out on top in The Bar Code Tattoo and in the other books in the series. Is a hero or heroine a necessary part of every work of fiction? Why or why not? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Often, authors will write about "what they know." So, sometimes knowing a little about the author makes the book more interesting. Research Suzanne Weyn, the author of The Bar Code Tattoo. What events in Weyn's background may have helped her in writing The Bar Code Tattoo? What may have influenced the way she depicts various characters and scenes? Give textual evidence for support.

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