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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. Where does Luke attempt to get water in Chapter 17?

2. After finding shelter in Chapter 10, Luke vows to find what the following day?

3. Luke works in what position for the Population Police Headquarters in Chapter 1?

4. What occurs when a character is in disagreement with him or herself?

5. According to the villagers in Chapter 15, the Population Police made them move because the village was too far from what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Whose memory drives the protagonist toward his goals in the narrative? How does this character propel Luke in Chapter 6?

8. Why does Luke decide to go to the Population Police Headquarters in Chapter 18? Who accompanies him?

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

10. What character is revisited by the protagonist in Chapter 7? Where does this character take Luke?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Analyze and discuss the character of the boy in Chiutza. How old is the boy in relation to Luke? Where does Luke first meet the boy? What are his impressions of him? How do these impressions change in the course of the narrative? What dangers does the boy present to the protagonist?

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