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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. What is the offensive nickname given to the mindless children in the back half of Back Half?
(a) Sporks.
(b) Borks.
(c) Dorks.
(d) Gorks.

2. According to Luke in Section V, Chapter 4, what are the children of the Institute?
(a) Psychic swords.
(b) Psychic drones.
(c) Psychic bombs.
(d) Psychic javelins.

3. Which member of the retrieval team is there "under protest" (398), as referenced in Section VII, Chapter 16?
(a) Dr. Evans.
(b) Zeke.
(c) Mrs. Sigsby.
(d) Dr. Hendricks.

4. What test in Section V, Chapter 11 nearly kills Luke?
(a) Shots for dots.
(b) The MRI.
(c) The driving simulation.
(d) The immersion tank.

5. What does Luke give Tim in Section VII, Chapter 11?
(a) Maureen's flash drive.
(b) The names of his friends at the Institute.
(c) His tracking chip.
(d) His knife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What effect does the immersion tank have on Avery, as he notes in Section VII, Chapter 7?

2. According to the lisping man in Section IX, Chapter 1, how are targets chosen?

3. Who helps Luke remain hidden in Section VI, Chapter 23?

4. What protein indicates a high likelihood of psychic ability, as explained in Section VI, Chapter 1?

5. According to Avery in Section VII, Chapter 13, those in the back half of Back Half function as what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Avery achieve in Section VII, Chapter 9? How does he achieve this?

2. What is the result of the gunfight in Section VIII, Chapter 37?

3. Describe Luke's journey by train at the end of Section VI. What happens when he jumps off the train?

4. What tragic situation happens in Section V, Chapter 5?

5. What happens to the surviving children in Section IX?

6. Who cares for Luke after he jumps from the train at the beginning of Section VII? Who believes his tale?

7. How does Mrs. Sigsby die in Section VIII, Chapter 22?

8. How does Luke escape from the Institute in Section V, Chapter 20?

9. What is the Zero Phone? Why is Mrs. Sigsby afraid of it, as explained in Section VI, Chapter 13?

10. What prevents the children of Back Half from reaching the Front Half in Section VII, Chapter 27?

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