MATCHED Test Review
What food does Cassia consider sneaking home for her brother?
Chocolate cake
What kind of food does Cassia's grandfather order for himself and his family at the Final Banquet?
Desserts
What does Ky hold in his hands in his newest drawing?
Either his parents or two officials
Cassia has a dream that someone she knows takes the red tablet and dies. Who is this person who dies in Cassia's dream?
Em
To whom does Cassia lend her compact?
Em
Who has taken too many green tablets?
Em
Who seems to think it's her fault that the artifacts are all being taken by the government?
Em
What color is the dress Cassia chooses for her Matching ceremony?
Green
Where is the compass hidden?
Under the newroses in the arboretum (I think)
What, according to gossip, happened to Aida and Patrick Markham's first son?
He was murdered
Cassia remembers a time that Bram made a scene at the air-train stop. He, for a few moments, refused to get on the train. What is he supposed to do that day? What is he trying to avoid?
He was supposed to go to his first day of school
When Xander remembers first seeing Ky with the compass, what is Ky trying to do?
He was trying to find his way home
Who does Cassia meet at the air-train stop on her way home in chapter 12?
Her father
Why has Cassia's father destroyed the biological sample of her grandfather?
Her grandfather has asked him to do so
Why does no match appear on the screen when Cassia's name is called?
Her match was already in the room
Cassia has a sudden memory of seeing a person she knows with a forbidden flower blossom. It occurs to her now that possession of this blossom is a crime. Who does Cassia remember seeing with the forbidden blossom?
Her mom
Who, from Cassia's life, has gone away on an extended trip?
Her mom
Who does Cassia see, and talk to, in the green space in the city?
Her official
What turns out to be hidden inside of Cassia's compact?
Illegal poems
How will Cassia learn to use the compass?
By getting help from Xander
How does Cassia injure herself? She bloodies herself and has to conceal her injuries from the official.
By running on the treadmill
What is the first letter that Ky teaches Cassia to write?
C
We find out that Ky was accidentally placed in the matching pool. To whom was he matched with?
Cassia
What member of Cassia's family is holding her grandfather's hand when he dies?
Cassia
Who is first told they have received an "infraction", and then told that this news was a mistake, and that no "infraction" was given?
Cassia
What is in the envelope that Ky gives to Cassia? Specifically, what item is in the envelope? There is writing inside the envelope- but that's not what this question is referring to.
Cassia's compact (I think)
Who, according to Cassia's grandfather, would have asked Cassia if she wondered (about the mistake on the microcard)?
Cassia's grandmother
What house is visited by officials in Cassia's neighborhood?
Cassia's house
Why does Cassia find it upsetting that she was officially matched with Ky?
The government is still controlling her love
Why weren't families allowed to trade food with each other?
They kill off elders with poisoned food
What bad news does Cassia's mother get from the port the morning after Ky is taken?
They need to relocate to the farmlands
What risk does Cassia remember her grandfather challenging her to take at the swimming pool?
To jump into the pool (I think)
What is the society's purpose when it comes to preserving certain people?
To make sure the people in the society are good when they resort to cloning (tied to religion and the idea of an afterlife)
Why would the society only want its citizens to sort, rather than to create?
To prevent any rebellion against the government in the future (I think)
What does Ky promise to teach Cassia to do?
To write in cursive
How old are people, generally, when they die in the province of Oria?
80
What is the thing that Ky secretly puts into Cassia's hand at the hike? The name of this item is never stated, but its description is clear.
A compass
What is Cassia's personal artifact?
A golden compact
Cassia watches her mother pack and notices that something is missing from her mother's possessions. What is missing?
A green tablet
What is the special gift that Xander gives to Cassia as she leaves? Hint: the gift is illegal.
A lot of blue tablets
What is delivered to Cassia's house in pulpy brown paper?
A piece of her dress from her banquet
What is a Cairn?
A stack of rocks
What does someone drop at the game center, causing an official to demand everyone be completely still? Hint: Cassia steps on this item
A tablet container
Ky gives Cassia a birthday gift he obtained from an "archivist". What is this birthday gift?
An excerpt from a Dylan Thomas poem
What is Cassia thinking about when she makes a sorting mistake at work?
Ky
Who does Cassia meet at the air-train stop on her way to visit her father's work site?
Ky
Who does Cassia see just as she steps on the dropped item?
Ky
Who is first to arrive to the top of the hill on the hike?
Ky
Who sees Cassia open her compact and examine the contents?
Ky
What sudden change does Cassia discover, or experience, at the close of chapter 3?
Ky pops up on the microcard as well
What does Cassia have Xander save instead of her artifact?
Ky's compass
What punishment do Patrick and Aida Markham receive for their resistance to Ky's departure?
Relocation (I think)
What is Cassia doing at the start of chapter seven that produces a warning alarm?
Running too fast on the treadmill
Who is waiting, along with the military officer, for Cassia at the bottom of the hill in chapter 26?
Officials
Where is scar Cassia notices the first time she sees Ky at the swimming pool?
On his cheek
What personal artifact was Xander wearing?
Platinum cuff links
Cassia's great-grandmother was on the committee that selected the 100 best what?
Poems (I think)
What does the fact that Cassia chose an unusual dress foreshadow?
She will be breaking the rules of the society
What do the citizens on the train momentarily mistake the cottonwood seeds for?
Snow
Cassia finds something missing in her closet, and then finds it in a boot. What is the momentarily missing item?
The silver box
What message is conveyed as Cassia watches the workers that supposedly live shorter lives?
The society controls and decides who is to suffer
Why does Cassia's grandfather not entirely respect the letter she gives to him at his Final Banquet?
The words weren't Cassia's own words
What are the workmen at Cassia's father's work site destroying?
Books
Why might Ky be intentionally losing the games?
He doesn't want any officials keeping an eye on him (he wants to blend in)
Why might the government want to suggest that luck doesn't exist?
In the "perfect" society, there was equality among all
What does the green tablet do?
It calms you down
What does the red tablet do?
It erases your memory
Why might having the "100 best" of everything be a bad idea?
It prevents expressing everyone's creativity
What does the blue tablet do?
It saves you
How might the compass be a metaphor or symbol?
It will be the object that eventually guides Cassia out of the society
After teaching Cassia to write her name, Ky tells her they will now work through the alphabet. But then he suddenly starts to teach her another word. What word?
Ky
Why is Cassia on the verge of confronting an official considered a changing point?
She begins to realize she no longer wants to be a citizen of this society
What does Cassia's grandfather want her to bring to his Final Banquet?
The compact
In the opening of chapter 23, Cassia awakes to what she believes is shrieking. What does the shrieking turn out to be?
The cutting of the trees
What objects do Cassia and her mother place in the window as a means to see what stained glass would look like?
The fabric from their dresses
Ky tells her that the singing in the hundred songs is not real singing; then, tells her that something from the "showings" is real, which is a shock to her. What does he tell her is real?
The movie they previously watched filled with explicit violence
According to the officials who take the artifacts, where will Cassia and Bram be able to see the artifacts again?
The museum
After Ky is taken, Cassia goes into the city, stops at city hall, and then goes into what building? Where does she go in the city?
The museum
What important, sentimental, physical item does Cassia give to Ky on the hilltop?
The piece of her dress
What does Cassia drop in the grass when Ky is taken away?
The red tablet
To whom does Cassia make a painful confession of love to?
Xander
Who appears to be unaffected by the red tablets?
Xander
Who discovers that Ky is throwing, or intentionally losing, the games?
Xander
Who does Cassia kiss in this part of the novel?
Xander
Who gives his or her green tablet to a friend?
Xander
Who turns out to be Cassia's match at the ceremony?
Xander
Who, according to the Matching official that pulls Cassia aside at the game center, is Cassia's real match?
Xander
From whom does Ky steal red tablets?
Xander's parents
Was Cassia's father right to destroy his tissue sample?
Yes, his grandfather had asked him to do so
