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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. At the end of Chapter 16, who brings new jumpsuits for the Zetas to wear?

2. In Chapter 16, what is Zeta-4 dreaming about?

3. What does Petra's name mean?

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

5. In Chapter 3, how long had it been since Petra played with her American Girl doll?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What were the interstellar colonization ships designed for?

5. What does Petra learn happened to her parents?

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

7. 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?

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

9. Why is Suma sent back into stasis?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does Higuera use cliffhangers in The Last Cuentista? How do cliffhangers create suspense?

Essay Topic 3

An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in The Last Cuentista? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? How do the allusions HIguera uses help readers’ understanding of characters or concepts?

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