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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 6, what is Suma allergic to?

3. In Chapter 3, how many Monitors are to be on each ship?

4. What color are the Chancellor's lips?

5. What does Petra's name mean?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

7. What is En Cognito?

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

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

10. What were the interstellar colonization ships designed for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are signs that not everyone in the Collective is content with their lives. What signs are there that some members of the Collective are not content? Why are these members of the Collective not content with their lives?

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

The Chancellor believes the Collective and its goals are more important than the safety of one man. How does the Collective seem to treat individuality? Does the Collective seem to be working for the greater good of the group--not individuals?

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