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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. After visiting Gildina's world, how is Connie yanked into Luciente's world?

2. Dawn comes to Connie's present and is excited to be in the past but feels what, when she sees the waste and pollution?

3. Where does Connie travel to buy a ticket out of the city?

4. How many phone calls does Connie manage to make to Luis?

5. Gildina says that the man she has to please is largely what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Luciente tell Connie about possible futures?

2. What is a flimsy?

3. Who is Sappho?

4. Describe Jackrabbit's wake.

5. Why does Bee urge Connie to continue fighting?

6. How does Connie smuggle the poison into the hospital?

7. What help does Luciente provide when Connie escapes from the hospital?

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

9. What does Skip tell Connie when she visits him the night before he is sent home?

10. As Connie and the others are beginning their attack in the future, what does Connie flash back to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are Connie's cell and Luciente's community opposites of each other? Include what the two things symbolize, what they represent, and how they are presented. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Explain, using examples from the book, how Connie's experiences in the future give her determination and goals in the present.

Essay Topic 3

Is Connie insane or are her experience with the future real? Provide support for your answer by using examples from the book.

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