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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 Marina's cave?

2. Who does John believe is headed for Earth?

3. What does Ella say she will do?

4. To what was Six responding when she and Katarina encounter Mogadorians?

5. How long will it be before a helicopter joins the search?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Marina tell Adelina about a dream Marina has?

2. Where have John and the others gone and where are they staying?

3. How does Ella earn her first punishment from Sister Dora and what happens?

4. How does Marina discover her second legacy?

5. What would happen if the police radios in information about stopping John and the others, and what does the policeman assume about them?

6. When will Marina turn eighteen and what is the significance of her eighteenth birthday?

7. How many Mogadorians capture Six and Katarina and what happens to them?

8. What is one thing Marina does in her cave?

9. What do Six and John discuss about their predicament and what do they decide to do?

10. What happened when Marina showed Adelina the third ring on Marina's leg?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss "The Power of Six" based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if it is a successful novel.

3. Do you think the criteria for a successful novel should be different if it is written for adults versus young adults? Why or why not? Would most adults consider "The Power of Six" a successful novel? What about young teens?

Essay Topic 2

There are a number of interesting questions raised by "The Power of Six". Questions that Lore most likely want readers to consider and think through carefully. Discuss the following:

1. What does the term "author agenda" mean?

2. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the Lore's agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Lore's probable agenda concerning that idea.

2. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface?

3. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author?

4. Research the life of Lore and see if/where his life may have influenced his writing.

Essay Topic 3

Characters are an integral and important part of almost all novels. Discuss the following:

1. Compare/contrast the characters of John and Sam. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? Be specific and give examples.

2. Compare/contrast the characters of Marina and Six. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which one seems more of a well-rounded character?

3. Thoroughly analyze how three of the secondary characters in "The Power of Six" help drive the plot and what their contribution is to the storyline. Are any of the secondary characters unnecessary? Indispensable? Which of the secondary characters are likable? Which are either unlikable or even despicable? Be specific and give examples.

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