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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. When Dolly sits on the chair in Connie's apartment, what does she say about the chair?

2. How did Claud die?

3. Luciente tells Connie that the reason women gave up the right to give birth was in the name of what?

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

5. When Connie loses consciousness at the end of Chapter 6, who does she ask for help?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Claud and what happened to him?

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

4. How does Connie get to Bellevue?

5. Describe Connie Ramos.

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

7. How did Connie lose Angelina?

8. What are the living arrangements for adults in Luciente's community?

9. How does Luciente feel about the way Connie lives?

10. What events does Chapter 2 narrate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

How do Connie and Luciente's ideas of freedom differ? Support your answer using specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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