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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. Which countdown signifies the beginning of the women's rising power timeline?

2. What is Roxy's father's name?

3. What does Bernie know about Roxy's power?

4. What kind of people are Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery-Taylor?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the meaning of the excerpt from the Bible on the first page?

2. What is Naomi's reaction to the idea of a male dominated society?

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

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

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

6. How is Margot's power first awakened?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the first sign that religion is moving from patriarchal to matriarchal? How do women continue to take control of religion throughout the novel? What is the social significance?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Jocelyn harms people with her powers worse than she means to. How does Jocelyn feel afterward? What do her reactions show the reader about her character?

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