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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. Who are the Goldens?

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

3. What does Lev want the police to tell Tyler?

4. Most of the Unwinds like Roland, but how do they feel about Connor?

5. Why does Dalton plan to jump off the roof if he is scheduled to be unwound?

Short Essay Questions

1. What evidence does the author give of Lev's changed character during his meeting with the pawnbroker in chapter 26?

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

3. Why is Lev willing to become a suicide bomber for the Clapper cause?

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

5. Roland is Unwound in chapter 61. How does the silence in the room effect the mood of the chapter?

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

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

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

9. Why does Risa think their new home is called the Graveyard when she sees it in chapter 28?

10. 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?

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

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

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?

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