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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 does Viktor want to do to the liberated women?

2. What does UrbanDox try to do to Tunde during the interview?

3. Whose remains are in the 2,000-year-old mass grave?

4. What does the convent become known for?

5. Who fends off the police?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Serving Boy sex worker statue supposed to inform?

2. Where are Jocelyn and Maddy stationed?

3. What is the deeper meaning behind the relationship between Margot and NorthStar?

4. Why does Tatiana knowingly share secret information with Tunde?

5. What does Newland tell Roxy about her father?

6. What is the purpose of the internet chat room being included in the narrative?

7. What is the significance of the name Tatiana gives her new country?

8. How does the narration imply that Tatiana killed her husband?

9. How does Roxy behave toward the men who work for her?

10. How is the cataclysm explained to the reader?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When the women rise to power, things that happen to men in this novel are no different than what happens to women in our world. Agree or disagree with this statement, supporting it with text-based examples and current sexual assault statistics.

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

Compare the timelines presented in Neil and Naomi's storyline (future) to the women's rising power storyline (past). Why would the author choose to set the story in an undated time? How do dates and timelines affect setting?

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