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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. When Luke wakes up in Section II, Chapter 7, what is missing from his room?
2. According to Kalisha in Section II, Chapter 9, how is the Institute divided?
3. What is the name of the owner of DuPray's motel?
4. As the novel begins, to whom does Tim Jamieson give up his seat?
5. What unconventional items does Tim use to treat a gunshot wound in Section I, Chapter 14?
Short Essay Questions
1. What information does the reader learn about Luke's abilities in Section IV, Chapter 17?
2. What plan does Avery tell Luke about in the middle of the night during Section IV, Chapter 29?
3. What does Luke think is odd about the Institute's tests, as explained in Section IV, Chapter 27?
4. What does the reader learn about Luke's abilities in Section II, Chapter 3?
5. What information does Avery have in Section IV, Chapter 11? How does he come by this knowledge?
6. Why does Tim get off the flight to New York in Section I, Chapter 1?
7. What advice does George offer Luke in Section III, Chapter 4?
8. How does Luke help Maureen in Section IV, Chapter 10? What does he learn?
9. Which individual does Luke meet in Section IV, Chapter 23? What does this person say to him?
10. What does Luke learn when he first uses his computer Section III, Chapter 10?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the novel, The Institute. How does the title reflect the main characters? How does the title reflect the novel’s themes? How does the title’s meaning change over the course of the novel?
Essay Topic 2
At the beginning of the novel, the narrator states, “Great events turn on small hinges” (9). Explain how this idea is essential to the novel as a whole.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss how the story of Samson is symbolic of the events of the novel. Who, in the novel, is Samson? Who are the Philistines?
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