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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. How many interstellar colonization ships have been built by the Pleiades Corp.?

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

3. What are the maximum number of rocks that Robert and Petra can gather in Chapter 9?

4. Where is Lita from?

5. How many flat notes does Crick whistle over and over again in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Petra hear in Chapter 8?

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

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

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

5. Where is the launch site, and how do the Penas get there?

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

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

8. When does Petra finally get sleepy and lose consciousness?

9. What does Lita give Petra to take on her trip?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Verisimilitude ensures that even a story that is science fiction is rooted in reality and plausible. How does Higuera create a believable world in The Last Cuentista?

Essay Topic 2

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does Higuera use more metaphors or similes in The Last Cuentista? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes make the writing more interesting?

Essay Topic 3

Higuera uses backstories, exposition, and flashbacks to reveal information about events that happened before The Last Cuentista begins. How does the author use backstories, exposition, and flashbacks to reveal information about Petra’s past?

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