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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 is the Chancellor's given name?

2. What lessons have Petra's parents chosen to have her learn while she is in cyro?

3. What do Lita and Petra sit on in Chapter 1?

4. In Chapter 7, how many days does Petra realize have passed when Ben starts giving her stories?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was Javier wearing in Chapter 3, and why?

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

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

6. What do Petra and her mother do in Chapter 14?

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

8. 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?

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

10. What does Petra hear in Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of the novel? Why is it not realistic fiction?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Puns are figures of speech that involve wordplay and double means or using words that sound similar but have different meanings. What puns are used in Chapter 10? What is the purpose of these puns in this chapter?

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