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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. Emika describes the setting of the Dark World as being akin to a painting by whom?

2. What does Ren have for breakfast before the first official game?

3. In what setting does Emika's dream take place in Chapter 15?

4. What kind of player is Hammie?

5. What color banner hangs over the gangplank to the Pirate's Den?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Pirate's Den? How is it described?

2. What is Emika's biggest struggle as she begins training with the Phoenix Riders?

3. What does Emika discover Zero is doing in the Pirate's Den in Chapter 17?

4. What does Emika do when she arrives to meet Hideo in Chapter 21? Why?

5. What is the setting and mission in the first official Warcross game in Chapter 19?

6. How does Emika perform in her first training run in Chapter 13? What is her flaw in the exercise?

7. How is Emika's dinner at Hideo's parents' home described?

8. What does Hideo "implant" in Emika's wrist in Chapter 18?

9. Upon whom do Emika's suspicions fall in Chapter 13? Why?

10. How would you compare the abilities of the characters in Warcross to supernatural traits?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the romantic tension between Emika and Hideo in the novel. What attracts these characters to one another? What obstacles do they face in pursuing romance? Why is Emika conflicted over Hideo in the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the narrative style of Warcross. From what perspective is the story related? Is it related in the past, present, or future tense? Is this narrator omniscient or limited? Do you think that the narrator is a reliable one? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of morality in Warcross. What actions, ideas, etc. bring morality into question? Why? Who in the story lacks morals?

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