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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. What was the name of the first attacker caught?

2. What does Scarface Janz want to do?

3. How long has August been living at the colony?

4. Where does August live?

5. Who was the first to catch an attacker?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Peters, why were the women attacked?

2. What resulted from the initial vote among women?

3. How were the men discovered as the attackers?

4. Who is Grant?

5. What goals do the women want to achieve by leaving the colony?

6. Why are some men returning early from the city?

7. Who is Scarface Janz?

8. Who will decide what the women do?

9. What images did the women draw, and why?

10. Why did August come back to the colony?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance of voice and silence throughout the novel. Who speaks, and when? Consider the role of laughter in the story as well.

Essay Topic 2

Evaluate the struggle of the characters to understand the truth. What does the novel suggest about the possibilities of forgiveness and redemption? What do the characters truly believe about forgiveness? Cite at least three pieces of textual evidence.

Essay Topic 3

Evaluate the perception and fear of the "outside world" among the characters. How does this fear affect their decision-making?

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