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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The voice of the West represents ______ and its guardian animal is the Salmon.

4. Madrone realizes shortly into the healing that the disease may be too _______ for her and that she may have made a mistake.

5. The second chapter describes the dystopian half of California that is being run by the _______.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

6. What is significant about the way that the city celebrates the Day of the Reaper?

7. What are some of the negative effects of the raid on the nuclear reactor that Bird experienced at the time of the raid?

8. As a part of the Voices, there are four animals that represent each of the sacred things at the council. What are the four animals.

9. What religious beliefs and or cultural practices are considered to be okay to practice in the South?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What would happen if the United States tried to use nonviolence as a way to deal with international crises?

Essay Topic 2

Maya often speaks to the dead, especially when she has just awakened at dawn. If you had the opportunity to speak with the dead, who would you speak with? What would you say or ask?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the benefits and drawbacks of monagamy and polygamy. Is there any reason why one form should be privileged over the other?

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