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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. Where is the motel that Six, John and Bernie Kosar are in right now?
2. What does Ella say she will do?
3. From where did the yellow stone come?
4. What statue is in the background of the landscape she painted?
5. What does Adelina tell Marina to do when Marina shows her the rings on her leg?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is one thing Marina does in her cave?
2. When will Marina turn eighteen and what is the significance of her eighteenth birthday?
3. How many Mogadorians capture Six and Katarina and what happens to them?
4. How are John and the others training?
5. Where is Marina and how does she fit in with the group of children there?
6. What talent of Ella's does Marina notice?
7. How does Marina stun Sister Dora into silence?
8. Where are Six and John's Cepans and what does that mean?
9. What bothers Marina about the stranger in the cafe?
10. What does Marina do in order to get her turn on the computer and why does she have to leave the computer before she's done?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
John Smith is in some ways a larger-than-life hero. Despite incredible odds, he usually comes out on top, in "The Power of Six" and in the other books in the series. Discuss the following:
1. Does having a larger-than-life hero make that person less of a hero? In other words, which is more admirable--a hero who ultimately always "lands on his feet," or one who strives against impossible odds and doesn't succeed?
2. Does a character have to be successful in order to be a hero? Explain your answer.
3. Choose one other character besides Potter who you might call a hero/heroine and explain why you choose that person.
4. Does every work of fiction have to have a hero? Explain your answer.
Essay Topic 2
The Power of Six belongs to the science fiction genre. Discuss the following:
1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the science fiction genre.
2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.
3. What do you think is the difference between a science fiction and a historical novel or mystery?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the following:
1. Compare/contrast the setting and world of "The Power of Six" to that of "real" life. What are the advantages to each world? The disadvantages?
2. In which world would you rather live in if you possess no supernatural abilities? Explain your response.
3. In which world would you rather live in if you possess legacy abilities and the Mogadarians are the rulers of the world where you could practice your powers? Explain your response.
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