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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 the name of the owner of DuPray's motel?

2. What is the name of the maid Luke meets in Section II, Chapter 9?

3. What does Tim consider doing in Section I, Chapter 15?

4. According to the narrator in Section I, Chapter 3, on what do great events turn?

5. What is the name of the team that abducts Luke in Section II, Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the town of DuPray as Tim first encounters it in Section I, Chapter 4.

2. How does Luke help Maureen in Section IV, Chapter 10? What does he learn?

3. What information does the reader learn about Luke's abilities in Section IV, Chapter 17?

4. What information does Gladys tell Luke in Section III, Chapter 8?

5. Explain the circumstances that led to Tim resigning from the police force, as he explains in Section I, Chapter 6.

6. What is done to Luke in Section III, Chapter 7?

7. What information does Luke learn in Section IV, Chapter 28? What is his reaction?

8. What information does Luke learn from Kalisha in Section II, Chapter 9?

9. What happens when Luke is given an injection in Section IV, Chapter 13?

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

Luke finds himself involved in several conflicts over the course of the novel. Choose one instance of internal conflict and one instance of external conflict, and explain how these conflicts have an impact on the story and the characters involved.

Essay Topic 2

The power of information and knowledge is a major theme of the novel. Choose three situations in which the power of information is illustrated. Explain how each situation illustrates the power of information and knowledge.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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