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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 20, how many samples of the mossy ground cover does Petra take?

2. In Petra's story in Chapter 20, who does a poor old couple share all their food and water with?

3. What color is the Dreamers book that belonged to Javier?

4. In Chapter 19, who does Lita tell Petra to follow in her dream?

5. What is the code Voxy uses to access the quarters he shares with the Chancellor?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Petra compare meals at home to meals on the ship?

2. What does Petra remind Javier happened when they were on the shuttle to Colorado?

3. How does Nyla find out that Petra retains her memories?

4. How does Voxy handle the Prawn when he and Petra run into him at the elevators in Chapter 22?

5. What happens as Petra tries to grab extra bioloaves?

6. How does Petra decide to try to render the toxin useless?

7. In Chapter 23, what jobs do the Zetas have to do?

8. Why does Petra believe that Epsilon-5 is Javier?

9. What does Petra learn as she walks past a meeting Nyla is holding in Chapter 22?

10. Why does Petra investigate a bright-green plant with red-rimmed leaves, and what does she discover?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The Collective has goals they are determined to achieve at any cost. What difficult decisions and actions are the Collective willing to make to achieve its goals? How do they believe that the end justifies the means?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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