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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In literature, what is the central topic, subject, or concept addressed in a story?
(a) Action.
(b) Theme.
(c) Obstacle.
(d) Objective.

2. What does Luke learn has taken place in Chapter 18?
(a) A solar eclipse.
(b) An election.
(c) A peaceful overthrow of the government.
(d) An earthquake.

3. What is the location where Luke works when he is working for the Population Police?
(a) The front desk.
(b) The firing range.
(c) The automotive shop.
(d) The horse stables.

4. Who is the leader of the Population Police and the government in the novel?
(a) Aldous Krakenaur.
(b) Philip Twinings.
(c) Oscar Wydell.
(d) Aileen Mootispaw.

5. In Chapter 3, when the jeep arrives in Chiutza, the officer assigns each boy and the driver a street to tell the residents to be in the town square by what time?
(a) 3:30 p.m.
(b) 7:00 p.m.
(c) 12:00 p.m.
(d) 11:00 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Luke find shelter in Chapter 5?

2. What refers to a feeling of uncertainty and anxiety about the outcome of certain actions, most often referring to an audience's perceptions in a dramatic work?

3. What is the name of the boy who meets Luke in Chapter 18 and goes with him to the Population Police Headquarters?

4. In Chapter 1, Luke and the other boys are undergoing their daily inspection of their uniforms and hygiene at what time?

5. In what literary device does the author cause a character to speak or act erroneously out of ignorance of some portion of the truth of which the reader/audience is aware?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whose memory drives the protagonist toward his goals in the narrative? How does this character propel Luke in Chapter 6?

2. What internal struggle does the protagonist face regarding the change in power in Chapter 12?

3. What is established about Luke's past through exposition in Chapter 2?

4. What is foreshadowed in the protagonist's escape in Chapter 5?

5. Why does Luke decide to go to the Population Police Headquarters in Chapter 18? Who accompanies him?

6. Where does Luke go after escaping danger in Chapter 10? Where does he find shelter?

7. What thoughts consume the protagonist after his escape from the villagers in Chapter 9?

8. What exchange does Luke overhear while hiding in Chapter 12?

9. What does Luke dream about in Chapter 11? Where does he go the following morning?

10. Where does Luke find shelter in Chapter 17? Where does he find water?

(see the answer keys)

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