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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bird admits that he has concern about information revealed as a result of ______ while in jail in the South.
(a) Torture.
(b) Sexual escapades.
(c) Drunken revelries.
(d) Talking in his sleep.

2. When Bird originally ended up in jail he was tortured by the guards so that he would divulge information about ______.
(a) The South.
(b) The City.
(c) The West.
(d) San Diego.

3. Bird is cautioned to continue to pretend that he has amnesia and to make sure the guards don't hear him speaking ______.
(a) French.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Russian.
(d) German.

4. The other two that return to the house in Chapter 9 are _____ and Nita. The return of the three eases tensions between Madrone and Bird.
(a) Jade.
(b) Comfrey.
(c) Sage.
(d) Sade.

5. At the shrine, ______ are left by those who have lost loved ones in remembrance of those who have passed on.
(a) Herbs.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Statues.
(d) Stones.

6. The story is told through flashback and reveals that the City was invaded by the _______armies.
(a) Black Dragons.
(b) Millenialist.
(c) Las Cuatros Viejas.
(d) Steward.

7. Madrone is unsure of whether the disease is a biological weapon. As she leaves the council she has a strong feeling of _______ presence.
(a) Rio's.
(b) Maya's.
(c) Bird's.
(d) Johanna's.

8. Bird awakens confused and disoriented, and finds himself in bed with a young man named ______.
(a) Bigjohn.
(b) Birch.
(c) Hijohn.
(d) Littlejohn.

9. Chapter 8 ends with a ______ in which the city dwellers take to the streets to celebrate.
(a) Sun shower.
(b) Rainbow.
(c) Rain storm.
(d) Hailstorm.

10. People felt that the ______ Sacred things should have a voice in the council as well.
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

11. In the beginning of the second chapter, Bird, the grandson of Maya, who is currently in ______.
(a) Jail.
(b) Rehab.
(c) a Hotel.
(d) San Francisco.

12. Bird goes to Maya and she believes him to be a spirit at first. Madrone and Bird rekindle their _______.
(a) Friendship.
(b) Studies.
(c) Business partnership.
(d) Sexual relationship.

13. The other faction within the regime is called _______ and represents the religious wing.
(a) The Sacred.
(b) The Stewards.
(c) The Millenialists.
(d) Las Cuatros Viejas.

14. One of the losses that Bird suffered as a result of his activism is that his hands are broken and he can no longer play ______.
(a) Guitar.
(b) Drums.
(c) Bass.
(d) Flute.

15. The council has added the natural world as a voice that needs to be counted. All of the following describe how the council delivers its governance except________.
(a) Open.
(b) Egalitarian.
(c) Hierarchical.
(d) Deliberative.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Monsters suffer from ______ that occurred as a result of the damaged environment from a nuclear reactor.

2. Within the book, Starhawk explores all of the following themes except ______ that she has explored in her other writings.

3. The Monsters ask Littlejohn and Bird to participate in a ______ ritual, and then to stay and recover from their travels.

4. The chapter opens with Bird recovering his memories and power. He enacts a _______ to "get me out of here".

5. Madrone goes into a trance and has a vision involving a variety of _______.

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