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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. 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.

2. The Monsters ask Littlejohn and Bird to participate in a ______ ritual, and then to stay and recover from their travels.
(a) Full moon.
(b) New moon.
(c) Solar.
(d) Solstice.

3. Maya's former lovers include all of the following except _______, and are her most frequent spirit visitors.
(a) Madrone's grandmother.
(b) Johanna.
(c) Rio.
(d) Cypress.

4. In the South, the policies are blatantly racist and forbid any form of cultural blending including speaking ______.
(a) Spanish.
(b) German.
(c) Russian.
(d) French.

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

Short Answer 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 ______.

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

3. The story is told from the perspective of three members of the _______ Dragon House.

4. The three work for the _____ council and their work has them sampling water in the surrounding regions.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are the author's opinions on sexuality, including homosexuality, bisexuality, and polyamory/polygamy?

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

5. How is the government of the city run according to the book?

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

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

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

9. 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?

10. The members of the Black Dragon household construct altars to their deceased loved ones as a celebration of what holiday.

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