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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. As Connie recovers, she learns that Skip is going to be sent where?

2. Luciente, Bee and Connie run to escape the effects of what type of weapon?

3. At the brooder, Luciente and the others are told that what, about Jackrabbit, will be incorporated into the new life?

4. When Connie returns to her own time after Jackrabbit's funeral, she discovers she has been in a coma for how long?

5. Where does Connie fall asleep after she escapes from the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of the war Luciente's community is fighting?

2. Who is Parra?

3. Who is Gildina?

4. Who controls the world in which Gildina lives?

5. What message does Connie leave on Dawn's answering machine after she borrows money from Skip to make the phone call?

6. What dream does Connie lose herself in when she sits by the fire after escaping?

7. What is the goal of Dr. Redding's experiments?

8. Why does Bee urge Connie to continue fighting?

9. What is the purpose of the demonstration Connie attends and Alice is the subject of?

10. Describe Jackrabbit's wake.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is a friend? Who is the best friend to Connie in the story? Support your answer with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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