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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 is the energy organ of electricity?

2. What does Tunde set off with the video she records?

3. Why does Tunde leave university?

4. What does Tunde witness the women doing during the riots?

5. What is Bernie's position?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tunde's desire to be a journalist move the story forward?

2. What happens when Margot is tested for the power?

3. What does the last line of Roxy's first narrative foreshadow?

4. What does this phrase mean: “She cuppeth the lightning in her hand. She commandeth it to strike” (4)?

5. What does the timeline countdown seem to pertain to?

6. Why are the men who attack Roxy's mum surprised she is there?

7. What is the tone of Neil's first letter to Naomi?

8. What happen when women all around the world begin developing power?

9. What kind of following has Allie garnered through her preaching?

10. After appearing on television, what information does Jocelyn receive via email?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Protection and revenge are motivators for many of the women who use their power to harm. Which characters go too far in seeking vengeance? What is it that tips their plight from justice to destruction?

Essay Topic 2

When Tatiana first takes over as President, what do her intentions seem to be? How does her position change as she gains allies? What other influences determine her actions?

Essay Topic 3

Genders are specified in the novel. Why is it necessary for the author to point out gender norms? How do gender roles change after the powers emerge? How do they change throughout the novel?

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