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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. In Chapter 18, the boy who encounters Luke gives him what?

2. In Chapter 6, Luke can hear dozens of gun shots, indicating to him that what has happened?

3. What do Luke and the villagers eat in celebration in Chapter 15?

4. Who takes Luke and the other boys to the town of Chiutza to knock on each door to summon the residents for a town meeting in Chapter 2?

5. What is the name of Eli's daughter in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What internal struggle does the protagonist face regarding the change in power in Chapter 12?

2. What does Luke dream about in Chapter 11? Where does he go the following morning?

3. What exchange does Luke overhear while hiding in Chapter 12?

4. What is established in the setting of the novel in Chapter 1? How is the government set up?

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

6. What is established about Luke's past through exposition in Chapter 2?

7. What does Luke perceive about the villagers who help him in Chapter 14? What is their objective?

8. What does Eli give to Luke in Chapter 16? Who does Luke see approaching the village in this chapter?

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

10. Who do the voices turn out to be that Luke hers in the beginning of Chapter 13? How does he escape?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss Luke's history with the Grant family. What caused the Grant family's home to be transformed into the Population Police Headquarters? Where are the Grants now in the novel? What does Luke discover in the former Grant home in Chapter 24? What is foreshadowed in this chapter?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the theme of oppression in the novel. How have the villagers been oppressed by the Population Police in Chapter 15? What is symbolic about the celebration meal eaten by Luke and the villagers? How does this represent oppression?

Essay Topic 3

Define, identify and analyze symbolism, metaphor and simile in the novel. How is the imagery of Luke's nightmares symbolic and what does it represent? What is symbolic about Luke's discovery of water, food and transportation in Chapter 11? How do simile and metaphor differ and what are examples of each in the novel?

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