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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 is left behind in the bathroom stall after Bronca kicks the voice out?

2. The woman in the bathroom stall tells Bronca she has gained what?

3. When Conall threatens her what does Aislyn do?

4. How does Dr. White hurt Bronca physically?

5. When Sao Paulo shows up in Queens, who do the people think he is?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bronca feel about Veneza?

2. In a less physical way, how is Brooklyn attacked?

3. Why must Bronca explain the truth to Veneza when they go to Bridge Park?

4. Why is the Primary asleep, as Bronca realizes in Chapter 9?

5. What is Brooklyn’s past, and how did she become who she is now?

6. Why are Ms. Yu and Aunty Aishwarya not more surprised when they find out Padmini is a city?

7. How do Bronca, Veneza, and the rest of the Center help to stop the Alt Artistes?

8. What is in the strange picture the group of racist artists show to Bronca and what effect does it have on her?

9. While she is talking to the voice in the bathroom stall, what event does Bronca remember from her childhood?

10. What does Padmini realize is “wrong” at her next door neighbor’s?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Four of the five avatars are female. Write an essay in which you examine what role gender plays in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

One of the main characters in the novel only really appears in the beginning and the end. Write an essay in which you describe how the Primary influences the decisions the other characters make even though he is not physically present.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you examine how the city changes over the course of the novel. Consider how the White Woman affects the people and places in the city and what the author’s descriptions tell readers about the book’s themes.

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