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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Although exhausted, Madrone joins Maya on the trek to the shrine of the ______ Sacred things.
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Six.

2. In this chapter, Madrone is distraught over the recent death of her lover, ______, who died from the disease that threatens the City.
(a) Bird.
(b) Cypress.
(c) Maya.
(d) Sandy.

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

4. The Stewards manage power through structured _______ that outline who has power over whom.
(a) Maps.
(b) Hierarchies.
(c) Ranking charts.
(d) Flow charts.

5. Madrone gives Bird a long list of those who have _____ since the last time he was in the city.
(a) Left.
(b) Cried.
(c) Married.
(d) Died.

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

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

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

9. __________ agrees to remain for a few days to recuperate.
(a) Hijohn.
(b) Madrone.
(c) Littlejohn.
(d) Bird.

10. 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) Sade.
(c) Comfrey.
(d) Sage.

11. The opening scene has Maya climbing a hill overlooking _______ Bay, describing how the streets have been changed into streams and gardens.
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Montego.
(c) Monterey.
(d) Catalina.

12. Maya's romantic involvements are described in the first chapter, and she is openly ______, which is accepted in the culture of the City.
(a) Homosexual.
(b) Heterosexual.
(c) Bisexual.
(d) Polysexual.

13. Chapter 11 begins with the celebration of El Dia de los ______, or Day of the Dead.
(a) Juegos.
(b) Novos.
(c) Muertos.
(d) Viejos.

14. Madrone goes into a trance and has a vision involving a variety of _______.
(a) Heroes.
(b) Gods.
(c) Angels.
(d) Goddesses.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The opening chapter alternates between the perspective of ninety-eight year old Maya and _______, the granddaughter of one of her lovers.

2. Bird tells Lily that he has promised to return to ______. Lily disagrees with him and says that it is not his path.

3. Although Bird wakes up disoriented and confused it becomes clear that he and ______ are lovers.

4. In Chapter 5 Madrone attempts a _______ that involves dropping her own protective psychic shields and going into her patient's system.

5. Once at the work camp, ______ of the men manage to escape, eventually heading in different directions.

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