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

2. Who discovers David talking to himself at the beginning of Chapter 4?

3. What is the name of David’s grandfather?

4. Who cares for David as his back heals?

5. After his conversation with Axel, what does David resolve?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Offences? What are Blasphemies? Give an example of each.

2. What are the Fringes? What are the Badlands?

3. What two books form the moral and ethical foundation of this David's settlement? When were they written?

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

5. Why does David’s father get into a disagreement with Angus?

6. According to the teachings that every child in Waknuk learns, what is a Norm? What is a Mutant?

7. Who is Rosalind?

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

9. Who is the narrator of the novel? What important facts about him are stated at the opening of the novel?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the effect of the novel’s setting on women. Is post-Tribulation life easier for women or harder? Choose three female characters and analyze what their respective situations say about life for women in this society.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop and strengthen the theme of intolerance.

Essay Topic 3

The people of Waknuk believe the Tribulation and the deviations that arose as a result are evil. Is it possible to argue that these things had positive effects? Support or refute that idea, providing evidence to support your opinion.

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