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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Bass.
(b) Guitar.
(c) Flute.
(d) Drums.

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

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

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

5. Madrone tries a risky method of healing that involves ______ the disease and then curing it inside yourself.
(a) Spelling.
(b) Cursing.
(c) Absorbing.
(d) Eating.

6. The three work for the _____ council and their work has them sampling water in the surrounding regions.
(a) Streams and Rivers.
(b) Toxics.
(c) Defense.
(d) Environmental.

7. 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) Egalitarian.
(b) Hierarchical.
(c) Deliberative.
(d) Open.

8. One of the stories that Maya shares has to do with her involvement in the Anti-_______ Movement.
(a) Vietnam War.
(b) Gulf War.
(c) World War I.
(d) Korean War.

9. This chapter deals more directly with issues of ______, highlighted by Bird's relationship to his cell mate.
(a) Masturbation.
(b) Heterosexuality.
(c) Homosexuality.
(d) Castration.

10. The chapter opens with Bird recovering his memories and power. He enacts a _______ to "get me out of here".
(a) Ruse.
(b) Spell.
(c) Deception.
(d) Curse.

11. Bird's homosexuality is portrayed as being unrelated to stereotypes about _____ and being around only males.
(a) The South.
(b) Pagans.
(c) Prison.
(d) Angel City.

12. The members of the house construct ______ to their deceased loved ones and share stories with one another.
(a) Wreaths.
(b) Messages.
(c) Altars.
(d) Biers.

13. The rebels in the South need a healer and dreamer and Lily believes that ______ is a likely candidate.
(a) Maya.
(b) Rio.
(c) Nita.
(d) Madrone.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. ______ is asked to speak and relates part of the history of Las Cuatros Viejas or the Four Old Women.

2. In Chapter 7 it appears that Madrone is close to _____ after her healing work with her last client.

3. The story is told through flashback and reveals that the City was invaded by the _______armies.

4. The disease turns into a _______ monster that Madrone must somehow be able to defeat.

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

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