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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. Who drives the car at the end of Chapter 23?
2. Why does Theo step outside the woodshed during the preparations for the birthing?
3. Why is Miriam concerned about how fast the car is being driven in Chapter 24?
4. When does Theo say in his journal that they will leave the place he is writing because of the flat tire?
5. Who sleeps in the car after Theo and the Five Fishes have to camp because of the flat tire?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Theo write in his diary about the Five Fishes as he discusses the day of relaxation before they depart for Wales?
2. Who does Theo see at the market after the SSP come to his home, and what happens between them?
3. How do Theo and the Five Fishes get delayed in Chapter 24?
4. What does Theo reflect upon while sitting outside the woodshed as Miriam prepares Julian for her baby's delivery?
5. Why does Theo take Miriam inside to Jasper's, and not to Rolf?
6. How do Theo and the Five Fishes spend the rest of the relaxing day in Chapter 26?
7. How does Rolf say he can "use" Theo? How does Theo respond?
8. What do Theo and Miriam find inside Jasper's home? Describe what happens next.
9. How does Theo treat the old couple? Give examples.
10. What are Theo's nightmares about after his return home from traveling?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
There are many different leaders in the book and also different forms of leadership. Discuss some of these forms, and how they affected the conflicts and actions of the book. Who are some of the stronger leaders?
Essay Topic 2
The author describes the Omega generation almost as a master race of sorts. How does this strike you? What is the symbolism in nature creating a "perfect generation" as her last? What would you think a perfect generation to be? How are the personality traits of the Omega similar to young people in our own society?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Theo's life before the book begins. How have the decisions he has made and the events he has lived through shaped who he becomes by the time we meet him? Discuss how these issues play a role in his quest to assist the Five Fishes.
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