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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 did Alex once leave Lena a note that she never received?

2. What time of day does Lean compare her favorite color to?

3. What do Hana and Lena both realize at the end of Chapter 12?

4. Where does Lena find a note from Alex in Chapter 11?

5. How early is Willow Marks getting her procedure done?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is suggested by Aunt Carl and Uncle William's dreams?

2. What is the surface argument between Hana and Lena in Chapter 8?

3. At the beginning of "Delirium", what does Lena believe happened to her mother?

4. How has Hana managed to find the illegal music she listens to?

5. What family secret involving her sister Rachel does Lena share at the beginning of Chapter 11?

6. What does Lena reveal at the end of Chapter 8 that she hopes for the procedure will do for her?

7. What do Lena and Hana realize about their friendship at the end of Chapter 12, and how does Hana's match solidify this?

8. How do Lena and Hana differ, as seen by their behavior before the evaluation?

9. As Lena's class graduates, what has happened to Willow Marks and her family? What does this suggest to readers?

10. What does the government's explanation of the cows that interrupted Lena's evaluation reveal to readers about the government?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain what a character foil is and provide the primary example of character foils within "Delirium". What happens to this set of character foils from the beginning of the book to the end, and why might the author have elected to do this?

Essay Topic 2

What role does Fear play in "Delirium"? Who feels fear and what are they afraid of? Who/what induces fear intentionally, and why?

Essay Topic 3

Symbolism is strong throughout "Delirium". Explain the following symbols: what do they stand for? Why is the object selected for the symbol appropriate or not appropriate?

• The herd of cows that interrupt Lena's evaluations.

• Lena's mother's silver necklace

• The Governor statue

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