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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. In Chapter 18, what color are the creatures Petra sees when she gathers underwater plant samples?
2. In Chapter 25, what scary story does Petra tell Voxy in Chapter 25?
3. In Chapter 21, why does Voxy come to the Zeta's cells?
4. What is the code Voxy uses to access the quarters he shares with the Chancellor?
5. What color is the toxin Epsilon-5 has made in Chapter 23?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 23, what jobs do the Zetas have to do?
2. Why does Petra investigate a bright-green plant with red-rimmed leaves, and what does she discover?
3. Where are the relics stored that Voxy and Petra find?
4. In Chapter 17, what are a group of people doing at a workstation?
5. What can Petra see when she steps off the shuttle in Chapter 17?
6. In Chapter 21, who wakes Petra, and why is he at her cell?
7. What does Petra notice when she collects underwater plant samples in Chapter 17?
8. What does Petra remind Javier happened when they were on the shuttle to Colorado?
9. What dream does Petra have in Chapter 21?
10. How does Petra tell the Chancellor she can improve on the toxin that Epsilon-5 created and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
At the end of Chapter 25, it appears that Javier has betrayed Petra. Why does it appear that Javier has betrayed Petra? How does Petra learn later that appearances deceived her and Javier did not betray her?
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