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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. Why does Connor try hard not to cause problems?

2. Why is Roland scheduled to be unwound immediately?

3. What happens to Risa and Connor the morning after Risa is attacked by Roland?

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

5. How are tithes and "terribles" treated at the camp?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do Lev's feelings toward CyFi change in chapter 29?

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

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

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

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

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

8. In chapter 28 the Unwinds meet the Admiral. Is it significant that he does not go by a name, but by a title?

9. Why might the tithes be treated better than the rest of the campers at Happy Jack when they arrive in chapter 53?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify and discuss 3 subplots that develop in the book. In your discussion include:

Who is involved in the subplot.

Major developments in the subplot.

How the subplot is resolved.

Essay Topic 2

Lev's parents are very religious people. In their view of faith, having Lev unwound is the ultimate show of love to their God. Lev himself believes that being a tithe gives him a unique and special purpose in life. However, as the story progresses, Lev begins to see tithing in a very different way. He also begins to look at Unwinds differently.

Give 4 instances in which Lev's belief in tithing has been challenged.

Explain how the challenge effects Lev's mental status.

Discuss how these instances change Lev's character.

Essay Topic 3

The romance between Risa and Connor is one of the major subplots of the book. Explain how their romance develops and what plot devices are used to push them together and pull them apart. Provide 3 examples in your writing and make sure to explain how the plot effected their romance.

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