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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 happens to Risa at the camp?

2. What plan does Roland try to get Connor involved in?

3. What motivated Emby's aunt to sign his Unwind papers?

4. Why does Tyler want CyFi to return to his old home?

5. Why doesn't Connor want to be in the same crate as Roland?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Admiral finally convince Connor to trust him, and spy for him, as chapter 34 unfolds?

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

3. What is implied in chapter 30 about the nature of brain bits and Unwinds?

4. What does the counselor's behavior toward Risa show about the opinion people have of Unwinds in chapter 52?

5. Why does the knowledge of Connor's unwinding cause Lev to move up the detonation in chapter 62?

6. Are Risa and Connor doing the right thing by staying away from each other in chapter 28?

7. What are some possible reasons that the Admiral may wish to run the Graveyard?

8. As Lev sits in the workout room in chapter 57, how does he see his position as a tithe?

9. Why is it important to Connor that Risa not see him being taken to the "Chop Shop"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

In the book, unwanted babies are "storked." Meaning they are left on the doorstep of unsuspecting people's homes. In reality some states allow mothers to abandon their unwanted babies at hospitals or police stations.

1) Is this the same as "storking"? Why or why not?

2) How do you feel about "storking" as it is presented in the book? Why do you feel the way you do?

3) How do you feel about the current laws that allow children to be abandoned at hospitals and police stations? Why do you feel the way you do?

4) Come up with as solution (other than abortion or adoption) to assist unwanted children in today's society.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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