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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 are the telepathic sisters David communicates with?

2. According to the sermons David’s father delivers, what is the mutant?

3. According to the woman from Sealand, who should be pitied?

4. According to the woman from Sealand, what kind of people are David, the other telepathics, and the people from Waknuk?

5. When David and Petra meet up with Rosalind after fleeing their home, what does Rosalind have with her?

Short Essay Questions

1. During his conversation with Axel, what does David learn about the death of Alan Ervin?

2. What does the group resolve must be done after being discovered by Jerome Skinner?

3. Besides Rosalind, who are the other members of David’s group of telepathics and where do they live?

4. Why does Petra wake David in the middle of the night?

5. After listening to Petra’s description of the woman’s location, Sealand, what does David realize?

6. According to old Jacob, why is it ok to kill a Deviation?

7. What alarming news does Michael inform David and Rosalind?

8. Why does Anne insist on marrying a normal boy?

9. How do David's parents react to the reason for Harriet's visit? What happens to Harriet as a result?

10. What does Petra learn about the location of the woman she is communicating with?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

The people living in the post-Tribulation world all have different viewpoints regarding Deviations. Select three characters and explain their opinions regarding Deviations and what their opinions reveal about each character.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring how David’s relationship with his father changes over the course of the novel.

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