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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 makes John go down when dealing with some officers?
2. What does Marina see when she closes her eyes?
3. What is in the place where Six wants to travel?
4. What does Six use her ability on the river to do?
5. What does BK morph into when he lands?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do John and Six demonstrate their desire to be as harmless as possible?
2. What is one thing Marina does in her cave?
3. What bothers Marina about the stranger in the cafe?
4. What do John and the others do as the officer uses his Taser on Sam?
5. How does Marina hide her tracks to the cave and what Legacy is triggered when she first finds the cave?
6. Where are Six and John's Cepans and what does that mean?
7. Where is Marina and how does she fit in with the group of children there?
8. What happened when Marina showed Adelina the third ring on Marina's leg?
9. How are John and the others training?
10. How does Marina discover her second legacy?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
"The Power of Six" is one book in a series of novels involving John Smith and many of the other characters.
1. What are two advantages of writing a series of novels about the same characters? Use examples.
2. What are two disadvantages of writing a series of novels about the same characters? Use examples.
3. Do you prefer to read a standalone book, or a series of books with the same main characters? Explain your response.
4. Do you think it is easier or more difficult (or about the same) to write a standalone book versus one in a series? Explain your answer.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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