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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 Chapter 14, what are Amy and Javier doing when Robert and Petra come home?

2. What memory does Petra try to save in Chapter 8?

3. In Chapter 1, what type of log does Lita throw onto the fire?

4. What color drinks does Crick bring on a tray in Chapter 13?

5. What color are the Chancellor's lips?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Crick discover when he scans Petra, and what does the Chancellor say to do about it?

2. What were the interstellar colonization ships designed for?

3. What does Petra learn happened to her parents?

4. What does Crick see on Petra's face in Chapter 10 that he thinks is a disease, and how does the Chancellor describe the marks on Petra's face?

5. In Chapter 9, how do some men collect rocks at Rockhound State Park?

6. What story does Lita tell Petra about Halley's Comet?

7. What phrase plays over and over from the Cog inside Petra's head, and what does she tell herself in Chapter 10?

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

9. Why does Petra know that she cannot live a life without memories?

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

The Collective has goals they are determined to achieve at any cost. What difficult decisions and actions are the Collective willing to make to achieve its goals? How do they believe that the end justifies the means?

Essay Topic 2

Juxtaposition is a literary device used to compare and contrast things. How does Higuera use juxtaposition to show the differences between who Petra is and who the Collective want her to be? How does juxtaposition help readers understand the similarities and differences between who Petra is and who the Collective want her to be?

Essay Topic 3

Higuera reveals Petra’s life during a pivotal time. How do the events in The Last Cuentista help Petra mature and grow in the novel?

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