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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. When Luke looks at the people of the village with clear eyes, he realizes they are what, in Chapter 14?

2. In Chapter 4, Officer Houk has an old woman brought to the town square and tells the crowd the woman is guilty of what?

3. In Chapter 10, Luke runs from the shooting back where?

4. In Chapter 17, Luke spends the night where?

5. The boy in Chapter 7 tells Luke that this is his territory now and that Luke has to do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is foreshadowed in the protagonist's escape in Chapter 5?

2. Where does Luke find shelter in Chapter 17? Where does he find water?

3. What risks does Luke take with the boy he meets in Chapter 8? How can they help one another?

4. How does Luke perceive Eli and the other villagers in Chapter 16? How does his perception change in the chapter?

5. What do the villagers who saved Luke tell him about their past with the Population Police in Chapter 15?

6. What happens when the old woman is brought before the crowd in Chapter 4? What does Officer Houk do?

7. How has the mindset of the population begun to evolve in Chapter 13? Why?

8. Why do the villagers support Luke and his plight? What changed their minds about the government in Chapter 15?

9. How does Luke help the boy he meets in the village in Chapter 9?

10. Who does Luke believe may be calling out to him in Chapter 17? What is foreshadowed in this chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define and discuss foreshadowing in the novel and in Chapter 17. How does the author use foreshadowing in the chapter to develop suspense? What are the different purposes that an author uses foreshadowing for? Why does the author use foreshadowing in Among the Free?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the characters of Ricky and Don Everts and the overthrow of the Population Police in the novel. How does the population respond to the news of the political overthrow? Where does Luke meet Ricky and what news does he relate to Luke?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the character of Aldous Krakenaur in the narrative. How is Aldous Krakenaur depicted by the author? How is he regarded by Luke? What power does Luke realize Aldous Krakenaur still has in Chapter 26? What happens to Krakenaur at the end of the novel?

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