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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 position does Nedra hold with the Tattoo Gen?
2. What is Kayla relieved about as a few days go by?
3. What does Mava invite Kayla to do?
4. What does Kayla do as her hospital roommate is taken away?
5. What is Mfumbe doing while Kayla searches for him?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Mfumbe decide to steal some medicine?
2. Why does Mfumbe decide to leave home? Why is his departure a choice rather than a necessity?
3. What does Kayla find as she follows a stream in the woods?
4. What does Katie tell Kayla concerning the bar code?
5. What does Nedra say about Mfume in a letter to the editor?
6. What does Nedra say on television?
7. What did Mava's and Tova's daughter warn them about? Why did the daughter treat her mother at home instead of in the hospital?
8. What does Mava urge Kayla to do after the car accident? Why is Kayla conflicted about this?
9. Where do Kayla and Mfumbe arrive after three weeks? What visions does Kayla have there?
10. Why is August on the run?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is a plot? List and define the most important elements of plot. Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not? Write a brief synopsis of the plot of The Bar Code Tattoo, identifying where in the novel the elements of the plot occur. Do you find it difficult to identify the plot elements? Why or why not?
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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