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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. What is an Offence?

2. What is the name of David’s oldest sister?

3. David’s sister believes David recurring dream is about what?

4. What are the Black Coasts?

5. David’s father accuses David of finding fault with what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What promise does David make to his new friend and her mother?

2. What are the Black Coasts?

3. What do the people of Waknuk believe about the Tribulation?

4. Who is captured and brought to Waknuk in Chapter 4? What happens to them?

5. What does David’s older sister tell him about the recurring dream he has? Why?

6. What happens to David's new friend while they are playing? What does David do to help?

7. What does Axel discover about David and Rosalind? What does Axel recommend regarding this discovery?

8. Why does David get in trouble during the splinter incident?

9. What does David tell the inspector about why he kept Sophie a secret? What does the inspector say in reply?

10. What happened to the Dakers’ cat? What does this tell us about Joseph Strorm?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the author’s choice to tell this story from David’s point of view. How does viewing the events of the novel from David’s viewpoint affect the story?

Essay Topic 2

Explain how the novel functions as an allegory, using examples from the text to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

David experiences great change over the course of the novel. In what ways does David change and in what ways does he remain the same? By the novel’s end, is he better for these changes? Explain your opinion using examples from the text.

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