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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. With which of the following does "23 December 2015" begin?

2. From what Colorado town does Diego hail?

3. With which of the following does "24 December 2015" begin?

4. Which of the following is a nurse at Nana’s care facility?

5. With which of the following does "5 December 2015" begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What injuries does Diego suffer after his sister falls from a cottonwood tree?

2. How does Nana describe her experience with Kenny Highcastle?

3. What does Henry suggest would be the case if life were fair?

4. Why are there no resource wars as the sun dims?

5. Why does Marcus reportedly think Zac vandalized his car?

6. How does Henry understand Marcus’s self-concept?

7. For what reasons does Henry abandon searching for his father?

8. How does Henry note his mother discouraged him and Charlie from rising early on Christmas?

9. How does Henry’s mother note having secured her new job?

10. What opportunities to out Marcus does Henry note having had?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A lack of formal sectional division in the novel obliges a fairly arbitrary breakdown of the text for purposes of study and discussion. On what grounds might the current divisions be in place? Why and how are they appropriate to the text?

Essay Topic 2

Assuming that We Are the Ants should be standard reading for a given class and level, what class and what level? Why that class and why that level? What in the text suggests as much, and how does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

Sources attest to the presence of We Are the Ants on bestseller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?

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