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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. In Luciente's world, children as young as what age, are allowed to explore each other sexually?

2. In Chapter 4, the season change from ______ to _______.

3. How old is Connie Ramos?

4. Who gathers to wish Bee's child well in the wilds?

5. When Connie meets Jackrabbit, how is he described?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Connie and Sybil carefully renew their friendship?

2. How do the children learn in Luciente's community?

3. Who does Connie see when she is at the playground?

4. When Connie firsts sees Dawn, what happens?

5. Who does Connie blame for the walls she has built between herself and the world?

6. Why is Connie confused about the naming ritual Innocente is going to undergo?

7. What happens when Connie is first taken to the new G-2 Ward?

8. Describe Connie Ramos.

9. What happens when Geraldo arrives at Connie's apartment?

10. What events does Chapter 2 narrate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain, using examples from the book, how the people Connie meets in the present and the future become allies and inspiration in her struggle for self-respect and freedom.

Essay Topic 2

How do Connie's underlying feelings of resentment and anger contribute to her problems? What is her resolution to the situation? Provide evidence from the book in support of your answer.

Essay Topic 3

How is the theme of parents and children explained in the story? Give specific examples of how the future and present are the same, and different, in their presentations of this theme.

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