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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 did Cyrus help Lev when they first met at the mall?

2. How do the brain bits cause problems for Cyrus?

3. What does it mean for a baby to be "storked"?

4. Who is tied to a tree at the camp?

5. What does Connor take with them onto the bus?

Short Essay Questions

1. In chapter 24, Risa is almost raped by Roland. What does her anger at Connor tell the reader about her feelings for Connor?

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

3. Why is it so important to Risa that she keep Connor at arm's distance in chapter 8?

4. What effect does Connor, Risa and Lev's sharing of their stories have on the group in chapter 7?

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

6. What feelings does Lev's betrayal create in Connor and Risa?

7. Why is it so difficult for Lev to believe that Risa and Connor are trying to help him in chapter 6?

8. Why have Connor's parents signed forms for him to be sent to a harvest camp in chapter 1?

9. How does Lev justify leading the cops to Risa and Connor in chapter 17?

10. What reason(s) might CyFi have for traveling with Lev?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write a research paper about organ donation. Answer the following questions in your research:

What is organ donation?

How does it work?

How does the body respond to a donated organ?

What happens after a person receives a donated organ?

What are the rights of the family who donated the organ?

Are there drawbacks to organ donation? What might they be?

Essay Topic 3

While Risa is playing the piano on the roof at Happy Jack, she meets a boy named Dalton. Dalton has a plan to escape the camp when he turns 18.

Explain Dalton's plan. Do you think it will work? Why or why not? Do you think the camp will allow him to leave when he turns 18? Why or why not?

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