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

2. The Stewards govern by issuing _______ to those underneath them in the hierarchy, who are expected to comply without question.
(a) Guidance.
(b) Decrees.
(c) Requests.
(d) Affirmations.

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

4. 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.

5. Madrone brings Maya tea and they talk about ______before she heads off to go to Council, the city's form of governance.
(a) Tea.
(b) The dead.
(c) Lovers.
(d) Disease.

Short Answer Questions

1. This chapter deals more directly with issues of ______, highlighted by Bird's relationship to his cell mate.

2. The City has established religious tolerance and blending of various religious celebrations as evidenced by the celebration of the Day of the ______.

3. Chapter 3 begins with Maya waking up in the _______ the time of day she usually communicates with the dead.

4. Madrone gives Bird a long list of those who have _____ since the last time he was in the city.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Bird do in order to dispel his confusion and try to get his bearings of the situation?

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

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

5. What are the names given to the two different branches of the governmental structures of Southern California?

6. As Maya climbs the hill in the opening chapter, how does she describe the changes that have taken place in the City?

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

8. 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?

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

10. What begins to return to Bird as he continues to recover memories in jail?

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