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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. Of what stone is Lee the only one of four children to show the telltale signs?

2. What shortage does Dr. Longbranch hope Jack's surgery might prove an end to?

3. Where does Linda take Jack to tell him the secrets of his heritage?

4. Whom does Linda tell Jack in Chapter 5 that he should not trust?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. With whom does Jack get into a confrontation with during soccer tryouts? Why?

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

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

4. What does Jack do when he remembers that he forgot to take his medication?

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

6. How does Linda suggest Dr. Longbranch can keep Jack from developing his powers in order to allow him to live securely and in secret with his parents until he reaches maturity?

7. What does Linda tell Jack in Chapter 5 that explains the need for the sword?

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

9. What does Lee find when he returns home? What does Lee know about who is responsible for what he finds?

10. What reason does the leader of the Red Roses give for the murder of Lee's father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Becka tell Jack that she is going to Oxford, England during the summer? How does Jack feel about this news? What reason does Linda give for wanting to go to Coalton County? Why does Linda want Jack to go with her? Who else does Linda agree to take? What relative's grave does Linda take Jack to? What special skill does Linda tell Jack that this relative had? What kind of weapon does Finch believe the man on the stairs at the courthouse had? Why does Jack laugh at him? Later, what kind of weapon does Jack take from his relative's grave? What is special about this weapon? Why does Jack need this weapon?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Who is Jack's opponent in the Games? How does Jack feel when he learns about the identity of this opponent? What does this person tell Jack was her role in Trinity when Jack thought she was just another student at Trinity High School? Why does Jack go to see this opponent the night before the Games? How? Does this meeting serve to help or make matters worse for Jack? What does Jack say to this opponent that makes the reader fear Jack will lose the Games due to his own inability to kill his opponent?

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