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

2. Where did David’s grandfather originally come from?

3. What did his travels teach Axel about the true image?

4. After the Wenders leave, where does David spend the night?

5. Why are the Wenders caught?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What commonly appears to David in a dream?

5. What are the Black Coasts?

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

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

8. What happens to David's new friend while they are playing? What does David do to help?

9. What does Axel discover about David and Rosalind? What does Axel recommend regarding this discovery?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

David experiences great change over the course of the novel. In what ways does David change and in what ways does he remain the same? By the novel’s end, is he better for these changes? Explain your opinion using examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

David is 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 characters involved.

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