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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. In the book, the council decides to destroy the ______ when the army comes into sight of the city.

2. Madrone is accompanied by Hijohn and is interrupted in her bathing by _______ who takes her for an initiation.

3. After a major earthquake in ______ the Stewards declared martial law which was backed by the corporations.

4. In the ______ controlled area that Sara and Mary Ellen live in, women are forbidden from having non-traditional feminine occupations.

5. The General learns that each household in the City has its own _____ and is thus able to go without the water rations.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Bird again tortured by the General?

2. Why does Madrone pretend to be one of the servants at Sara's house?

3. What aspects of the City is Isis the most interested in while she is taking Madrone to her new mission in the South?

4. Why are Sara and Mary Ellen shocked to discover that Madrone is a doctor?

5. What happens when the members of the council are unable to abide by the final decision?

6. How is Maya guided to deal with the threat in her vision of Elijah?

7. What does the occasion of the Jewish holiday of Passover commemorate?

8. Why does the General order one of his troops to deal with the crowd by shooting the children?

9. What challenges does Madrone face in helping Ohnine to heal?

10. Why is Madrone dismayed by the choice of drugs that the rebels plan to get from the raid on the pharmacy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Madrone is set up as the heroine of the story, a departure from the usual format in which their is a masculine hero. Describe the differences between masculine acts of heroism and feminine acts of heroism. Is one kind of heroism more important than another?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the book there is a great deal of time spent on sexuality and sexual expression. What is the author's intention behind this?

Essay Topic 3

The four sacred things are all elements of the environment and necessary for life. They were even given a voice in council so that the natural world could speak about its own future. Is the natural world included in any decision making in our world? What would change if it were?

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