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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 the topic of the deep conversation the boys have on the plane?
2. What name is Connor known by at the camp?
3. Where are Risa and Connor when they get caught by the juvey-cops?
4. Why does Emby think that Unwinding is useful?
5. Why is CyFi so desperate to go to Joplin, Mo?
Short Essay Questions
1. In chapter 34, Hayden tells Connor that he is respected because he has integrity. How has Connor shown integrity?
2. Why might the tithes be treated better than the rest of the campers at Happy Jack when they arrive in chapter 53?
3. What are some possible reasons that the Admiral may wish to run the Graveyard?
4. In chapters 33 and 34, Risa and Connor are given work assignments. How might these assignments be a positive thing for them?
5. What lesson does Lev leave Joplin with at the end of chapter 31?
6. In chapter 35 Lev joins the Clappers, a groups whose only mission is to cause chaos. Does this type of group fit with what the reader now knows about Lev?
7. Why does the Admiral choose to tell his story to Connor in chapter 34?
8. Why does the knowledge of Connor's unwinding cause Lev to move up the detonation in chapter 62?
9. What evidence does the author give of Lev's changed character during his meeting with the pawnbroker in chapter 26?
10. Why does Risa think their new home is called the Graveyard when she sees it in chapter 28?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
After Risa and Connor are arrested by the juvey-cops, they learn that the cops have known about the Admiral and the Graveyard for a year. However, they have decided not to bother the Graveyard and have allowed the Admiral to continue to operate his facility. The juvey-cops claim that they have chosen not to shut down the Graveyard because they would rather not have to chase down Unwinds all over the country.
What other reasons might the juvey-cops have for allowing the Admiral to run the Graveyard? Do you think everyone is supportive of unwinding? Why or why not?
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
Connor, Risa and Lev are three very different characters. They come from diverse backgrounds and react to the same situations in very different ways. By the end of the book each of these characters has grown and changed. In this essay, please discuss:
1) What are each of the main character's goals at the beginning of the book?
2) What was the main catalysts for change for each character?
3) What are each of the main character's goals at the end of the book?
4) Which character do you believe has grown the most? The least? Explain and support your answer.
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