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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. Madrone is asked to help the sailor break free of the _____ which she does. The two of them become sexually intimate.

2. In Chapter 18 Madrone returns from Melissa and the beehive to the ______ camp, home of the rebels she is living with.

3. Once in the pharmacy, Madrone looks for the most useful type of drugs for the camp and is dismayed when the others go for the ______.

4. Cress from the _____ Council is particularly resistant to using non-violent approaches to defending the City.

5. Once inside San Francisco, Madrone returns home to find the doors of the _____ Dragon House uncharacteristically locked.

Short Essay Questions

1. At the women's meeting in Sara's house, what aspects of the North are the women curious about?

2. Why is Bird again tortured by the General?

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

4. Madrone met Beth at the women's meeting at Sara's house. Why does Beth contact Madrone and summon her to help heal someone?

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

6. As part of the resistance effort against the invaders, the dam is blown up by the water council. What is the response of the invading forces?

7. Why is Bird's unit struggling with Ohnine's breakdown?

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

9. What does Madrone eat in order to discover how to heal some of the people in the Monsters camp?

10. What methods do the opponents of non-violent resistance wish to use to defend the city?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the Black Dragon Household's values on family. Compare and contrast these values from your own values.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the book, the City is referred to as a Utopian society. Define Utopia and then discuss what the possible downsides of a Utopian society might be.

Essay Topic 3

Towards the end of the book, the General says to Bird, "Liar. Armies are not defeated by metaphors". What does he mean by this sentence? What is the metaphor that Bird has given to him? Is it possible to defeat an army with a metaphor? Why or why not?

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