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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term refers to the main character of a literary, theatrical, cinematic, or musical narrative?
(a) Oxymoron.
(b) Antagonist.
(c) Protagonist.
(d) Catalyst.

2. Who cries out from the crowd that she made the quilt Luke dropped in Chapter 32?
(a) Aileen Mootispaw.
(b) Jen.
(c) Adriana.
(d) Nina.

3. What friends show up to help Luke in Chapter 33?
(a) Trey, Eli, and Melton.
(b) Jen, Mr. Talbot, and Trey.
(c) Eli, Nina, and Jen.
(d) Nina, Trey and Mr. Talbot.

4. The man that steps forward to take responsibility for overthrowing the Population Police in Chapter 23 indicates they'll be setting up what in the near future?
(a) New courts.
(b) Concentration camps.
(c) Food kitchens.
(d) A new government.

5. When Luke attempts to get to the stage in Chapter 29, who prevents him?
(a) Wolves.
(b) Bodyguards.
(c) Politicians.
(d) Lawyers.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Luke reaches the stage in Chapter 31, he grabs the microphone and begins telling the crowd that this is one of whose horses?

2. What term refers to a set of conditions, most often of a political nature?

3. Oscar Wydell is trying to locate the location of what in Chapter 25?

4. Philip Twinings takes the microphone away from one man during the interviews in Chapter 28, claiming what?

5. When was Margaret Peterson Haddix born?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Luke recognize being interviewed on the news in Chapter 23? Where does he know this person from?

2. What symbolism is used to illustrate the power of the Population Police and obstacles to Luke in Chapter 28?

3. How does the author describe the scene at the Population Police Headquarters in Chapter 20?

4. How does the protagonist recall the Grant family in Chapter 24? Where is Luke located?

5. What does Luke discover about the relationship between Aldous and Oscar in Chapter 26?

6. What does Luke discover in the records room at the Population Police Headquarters in Chapter 24?

7. What role does Jenny play in Luke's plan in Chapter 30? What is foreshadowed in the end of this chapter?

8. What symbolism does the author employ in Chapter 32? What fears does Luke face?

9. What internal struggle does the protagonist face in Chapter 23? How does he feel about the changing government?

10. What does Luke attempt to convince himself in Chapter 26? What lends doubt to this thought?

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