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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. In Chapter 30, Luke returns where feeling defeated?
(a) The cave.
(b) The stables.
(c) His mother's house.
(d) Eli's house.

2. Where did Margaret Peterson Haddix grow up?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Wyoming.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Minnesota.

3. In Chapter 22, Luke goes into the kitchen to see if what friend is there?
(a) Eli.
(b) Nina.
(c) Adriana.
(d) Jen.

4. What term was coined by the psychologist Erik Erikson as the failure to achieve ego identity during adolescence?
(a) Bilinguality.
(b) Identity crisis.
(c) Individuality.
(d) Incomprehension.

5. 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?
(a) Dimension.
(b) Drought.
(c) Damage.
(d) Desert.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Luke never done before in Chapter 30?

2. 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?

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

4. What is a used as a religious symbol in Chapter 32?

5. What refers to an object, action, or idea that represents something other than itself?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Oscar and the boy from Chiutza similar? How is this illustrated in Chapter 29?

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

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

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

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

6. How is the scene of departure in Don's truck described in Chapter 19?

7. What are the principal fears faced by Luke in Chapter 22? What propels him to overcome his fears?

8. Why does Luke struggle with his identity in Chapter 20?

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

10. Who cries out from the crowd to defend Luke in Chapter 32? What does she suggest?

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