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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 did Lita always wear?

2. In Chapter 10, how many people does Petra see surrounding Suma?

3. In Chapter 12, what does Petra imagine after she uses the bathroom and lays back down again on the pod bed?

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

5. Where is Lita from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the interstellar colonization ships designed for?

2. What is on the first level of the ship?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why is Suma sent back into stasis?

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

Euphemisms are words or statements that are used instead of profanity or an offensive term. What are some examples of euphemisms used in The Last Cuentista? Why are euphemisms like “purge” used instead of saying someone is killed?

Essay Topic 3

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe characters and the world they inhabit. Imagery involves using the five senses to describe characters, places, and things. How does Higuera use imagery to help readers imagine the world and characters she has created?

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