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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Throughout the book, Starhawk confronts rigid heterosexual expectations around relationship including _______
(a) Polygamy.
(b) Monogamy.
(c) Polyamory.
(d) Bisexuality.

2. Chapter 6 describes the continued travels of Bird and his companion making their way ______.
(a) West.
(b) North.
(c) South.
(d) East.

3. The Monsters suffer from ______ that occurred as a result of the damaged environment from a nuclear reactor.
(a) Cancer.
(b) Double vision.
(c) Mutations.
(d) Paraplegia.

4. The opening chapter alternates between the perspective of ninety-eight year old Maya and _______, the granddaughter of one of her lovers.
(a) Oak.
(b) Birch.
(c) Cypress.
(d) Madrone.

5. Once at the work camp, ______ of the men manage to escape, eventually heading in different directions.
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bird is alarmed at his situation and tries to ground himself, but he is told that ______is illegal.

2. Chapter 9 ends with ______ of the members of the household engaging in a ritualized sexual encounter.

3. Bird discovers from his companion that he has been in Angel City at ______ for the last ten years.

4. The members of the house construct ______ to their deceased loved ones and share stories with one another.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the residents of Toxic territory refer to themselves as monsters?

2. What is the name of the new prisoner that is brought into the cell when Littlejohn and Bird are there and what does Bird do to him?

3. Madrone goes into a trance to heal a patient and realizes that the disease might be too powerful. When she is done what happens to Madrone?

4. What is the process through which decisions are reached in the city? Who is allowed to participate in the decision making process?

5. What is the significance of Madrone leaving a stone at the temple?

6. What is Lily's response to Bird's confession of guilt about what he may have revealed to the enemy during his torture?

7. To what group or division does Madrone represent when she goes to the Council?

8. What does Bird do that causes friction in his relationship with Madrone?

9. What information does the defense council want from Madrone, Bird, and Maya?

10. What does Lily Fong of the defense council ask Madrone during the council meeting?

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