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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. Where are Tova and Mava headed?

2. What does Mfumbe give Kayla?

3. According to August, who is Eutonah?

4. What happens when Kayla is fired upon?

5. What is the reason for Kayla's actions when comes upon a stream?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is August on the run?

2. Why does Kayla lie down in the woods and sleep after leaving the hospital?

3. What vision does Kayla have one morning?

4. What does Nedra say about Mfume in a letter to the editor?

5. How do Kayla and Mfumbe escape the Global-1 officers?

6. What vision does Kayla have the morning after their first night of traveling northward?

7. Why does Mfumbe decide to steal some medicine?

8. How does Kayla find a way to leave the hospital?

9. How does Kayla connect with Mfumbe again?

10. Where are Mava and Tova moving? How does the move affect Kayla's plans?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. In your opinion, why is The Bar Code Tattoo titled as such?

Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Have you ever read a book and wondered how the title was relevant to the story?

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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