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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. What color are the Chancellor's lips?

2. In Chapter 3, what type of frog did Javier have?

3. In Chapter 10, what snake does Petra remember finding in Lita's chicken coop?

4. In Chapter 11, what is Amy doing with Petra?

5. In Chapter 12, what surgery does Rubio/Zeta-3 have when he is removed from the pod?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Petra learn she and her family will be doing?

2. How does Petra describe her first look at the Chancellor?

3. How has the park been changed in Chapter 13?

4. What does Petra hear in Chapter 8?

5. Why is Suma sent back into stasis?

6. What happens when Petra is put in her stasis pod?

7. What is En Cognito?

8. What does Petra see and hear when the ship has to leave early?

9. What were the interstellar colonization ships designed for?

10. What conversation do Petra and her mother have about her name and her future in Chapter 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Euphemisms are words or statements that are used instead of profanity or an offensive term. What are some examples of euphemisms used in The Last Cuentista? Why are euphemisms like “purge” used instead of saying someone is killed?

Essay Topic 2

At the end of Chapter 25, it appears that Javier has betrayed Petra. Why does it appear that Javier has betrayed Petra? How does Petra learn later that appearances deceived her and Javier did not betray her?

Essay Topic 3

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How are idioms used in The Last Cuentista to help characters communicate? How do idioms help create word pictures and mental images for readers in a concise manner? How do idioms help readers understand characters, emotions, and ideas?

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