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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 is it called when a person or family gives 10% of their belongings to the church?

2. Where does Risa go while the other kids are in line for food?

3. Who is Pastor Dan?

4. What mistake does Connor make that allows the juvey-cops to find him?

5. What does Roland do while Risa is in the bathroom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What might the meeting in chapter 4 of Connor, Levi and Risa foreshadow?

2. In chapter 10, Risa devises a plan to get them all a change of clothing. How does this show she considers them a team?

3. How will agreeing with Connor and Risa benefit Lev in chapter 6?

4. In chapter 20, Hannah tells Risa that she and her husband will raise Didi. How does this scene show how Risa's feelings have changed toward the Storked baby?

5. Why does the Headmaster choose Risa to be sent to the harvest camp in chapter 2?

6. What might have been Roland's motive when he attacked Risa in chapter 24?

7. How does Connor feel when his girlfriend, Ariana, will not run away with him?

8. Why does Risa feel that Connor is in danger from Roland in chapter 22?

9. In chapter 5, Officer Nelson goes against his instincts when he agrees to help Risa. How does this hurt him?

10. What is the significance of Lev's realization that Levi Jedediah Calder no longer exists in chapter 18?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the plot of the novel "Unwind". Be sure to detail the introduction, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution. For each of these sections of the plot, discuss whether these plot points helped or hurt the plot. Explain why you feel the way you do.

Essay Topic 2

Runaway Unwinds are hiding in the basement of Sonia's antique store. After they leave there, they are shipped to various secret locations before being sent to the Graveyard. Unwinds are hidden in the hopes that they will stay undiscovered until they obtain freedom on their 18th birthday.

Explain how Unwinds might be compared runaway slaves in the U.S. pre-Civil War era. How are their circumstances similar? How are their living conditions similar? Discuss how the human rights of both Unwinds and US slaves were violated. Provide examples to support your assertions. Do you think creating a parallel between Unwinds and slaves is a useful way to help the reader understand and sympathize with the Unwinds? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Define dystopian society? Do you believe that "Unwind" represents a dystopian society? Why or why not? Provide at least 3 examples to support your answer.

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