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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. When a handicapped boy tells his story to the interviewer in Chapter 27, Luke recognizes him as the stable hand that asked the Population Police for what?
(a) A disabled gun.
(b) A loaded gun.
(c) A bigger suitcase.
(d) A bigger shovel.

2. What has Luke never done before in Chapter 30?
(a) Ridden a horse.
(b) Flown a kite.
(c) Wept openly.
(d) Spoken aloud.

3. 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) A new government.
(c) Food kitchens.
(d) Concentration camps.

4. Oscar Wydell is trying to locate the location of what in Chapter 25?
(a) Animal storage.
(b) Food storage.
(c) Ammunition.
(d) War charts.

5. When Luke arrives at the Population Police Headquarters, the girl newscaster is asking people to record their experiences with whom in Chapter 20?
(a) Aldous Krakenaur.
(b) The Population Police.
(c) Philip Twinings.
(d) Officer Houk.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long have the people been speaking for the Population Police and against third children in Chapter 31?

2. What refers to an extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply whether surface or underground water?

3. In Chapter 21, Luke moves through the crowd and away from all of the chaos where?

4. When Luke retraces his steps back to the secret room, a man blocking the way tells Luke that they found what in the area?

5. What point in the plot marks a change, for the better or the worse, in the protagonist's affairs?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the dichotomy of Oscar illustrated in Chapter 25? What is foreshadowed in the chapter?

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

4. What does Luke initially do in order to try to sway the public in Chapter 29? Why?

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

6. What do the horse stables represent to Luke? How is this explored in Chapter 21?

7. What actions does the protagonist take in the climax of the narrative in Chapter 31?

8. What risks does Luke take in his actions in the climax of the narrative in Chapter 31? Why?

9. What moral message does Luke realize in the denouement of the narrative in Chapter 33?

10. Who comes to join Luke in tearing down the signs in Chapter 33? What signs of hope does Luke point out?

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