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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. How many people appear to be searching for Jack as he makes his way home?

2. What is the name of the cafe where Will, Jack, and Fitch wait repeatedly to meet with Linda or speak to her on the phone?

3. From what point of view is the novel written?

4. In Chapter 10, to what does Jack attribute Ellen's ability to help him in the fight against Lobeck and his friends?

5. What object does Mr. Hastings want Jack to move with nothing but his magic?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what does Hastings teach Jack about the Games? How does Jack feel about what he is learning?

2. What do Jack, Will, and Fitch find at Susannah's grave? Who tries to take it from Jack?

3. Who finally discovers the location of Susannah's grave? Where is it?

4. In Chapter 2, where does Becka tell Jack she has gotten a fellowship for that summer?

5. What surgery did Dr. Longbranch perform on Jackson Swift as an infant? For what reason?

6. What does Jack tell Nick about missing his medication? What does Nick say about Jack's reaction?

7. Who is listed as the person who found Susannah's body after her death? What is the significance of this?

8. In Chapter 9, how does Hastings create an arena for Jack to fight in? What is special about this arena?

9. Who confronts Jack after the championship game? What happens?

10. In Chapter 3, Jack is attacked by a man with a saber, but does not suffer any injury. How is this possible?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Dr. Longbranch? Why does she believe that she should own Jack? Why does Dr. Longbranch want Jack to fight for the White Rose? In what way does Dr. Longbranch discuss Jack as though he were a prized dog rather than a person? Why does Dr. Longbranch become upset when she learns that Hastings plans to have Jack fight for him as an independent? Why does Dr. Longbranch file suit, claiming that Jack belongs to her? Who else files suit to stop Jack from fighting in the Games? What is the result of these law suits?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the structure of the novel. How is the novel structured? How many narrators are there? Why does the author begin with Lee's story? What is the impact of Lee's story on the reader as the reader learns more and more about the characters in the novel? How does the author build tension in the novel? What is the purpose of the tension in this novel? How does the author use language in this novel? Is the language appropriate to the characters and the plot? How does the author use metaphor and other language devices to tell her story? Does the author develop her themes well? Can you identify some of the themes in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

What happens when Linda and Hastings prevent the judges from killing Jack and Ellen at the end of the Games? Who invades the arena and begins to kill some of the judges? Who else appears? What does this person say the judges have awakened with their unfair games? What rule changes are made as a result of Ellen and Jack's tournament? What is Trinity to become for the guilds? Do these new rules solve the problems Leander Hastings was attempting to fix by having Jack fight?

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