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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Dalton plan to jump off the roof if he is scheduled to be unwound?
(a) Because he would rather kill himself then go to the "chop shop."
(b) So that he can cause a riot.
(c) So that he can make a political point.
(d) Because he cannot be unwound until he is healed.

2. What happens to Risa and Connor the morning after Risa is attacked by Roland?
(a) The Unwinds gang up on Connor and Risa.
(b) Connor and Risa break up for real.
(c) The Fatigues interview people about the incident.
(d) All of the Unwinds are rounded up next to crates.

3. How does Risa characterize the "new" Lev?
(a) As cold and hard.
(b) As friendly and trusting.
(c) As religious.
(d) As dismissive.

4. Who turns Risa and Connor in to the juvey-cops?
(a) The Admiral.
(b) Lev.
(c) Roland.
(d) Cleaver.

5. What does Lev leave at the store after he robs it?
(a) A shoe.
(b) Fingerprints.
(c) His phone number.
(d) The bracelet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are band members kept at the camp for a longer time than others?

2. What last name is given to all children who are in the custody of the state?

3. Who is on the plane when it arrives with new Unwinds?

4. Who does Connor meet at the camp?

5. Why do the Unwinds look forward to "work calls"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is Risa lucky to be chosen to play piano for new arrivals? Or is she unlucky?

2. What evidence does the author give of Lev's changed character during his meeting with the pawnbroker in chapter 26?

3. As Connor arrives at Happy Jack Harvest Camp, in chapter 51, he learns that his reputation has proceeded him. What it his reputation?

4. In chapters 33 and 34, Risa and Connor are given work assignments. How might these assignments be a positive thing for them?

5. Why does Risa think their new home is called the Graveyard when she sees it in chapter 28?

6. Why has Connor chosen to make the Admiral the focus of his anger and resentment?

7. What lesson does Lev leave Joplin with at the end of chapter 31?

8. In chapter 56 Connor discovers that there are kids missing from his dorm. Where are they?

9. Why does the Admiral choose to tell his story to Connor in chapter 34?

10. In chapter 51 the teens are sent to Happy Jack Harvest Camp. Why is the camps so nice and colorful?

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