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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. Upon reaching Chicago, whom will Nicky call, as revealed in Section IX, Chapter 3?

2. According to Avery in Section VIII, Chapter 16, who is at the other end of the big phone?

3. Who warns Tim in Section VII, Chapter 5 that armed people would be coming for Luke?

4. What name does the lisping man give Tim in Section IX, Chapter 1?

5. What effect does the immersion tank have on Avery, as he notes in Section VII, Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Luke's journey by train at the end of Section VI. What happens when he jumps off the train?

2. What demands does Luke make of Stackhouse in Section VIII, Chapter 6?

3. How does Luke dismantle the reasoning behind Smith's use of precognatives in Section IX, Chapter 1?

4. According to Smith in Section IX, Chapter 1, how has the Institute been a force for good?

5. Who cares for Luke after he jumps from the train at the beginning of Section VII? Who believes his tale?

6. Who is Fred Clark? What does he discover in Section VI, Chapter 2?

7. What instructions does Stackhouse give Gladys in Section VIII, Chapter 39?

8. After going down the river in Section V, Chapter 22, where does Luke get off? What is his likely destination, as explained in Section V, Chapter 23?

9. How does Mrs. Sigsby die in Section VIII, Chapter 22?

10. What is the result of the gunfight in Section VIII, Chapter 37?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the importance of the lisping man to the novel. Explain his ideas as presented in the final section of the novel. How do they impact the novel’s characters and themes?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the author’s choice to tell this story by using an omniscient perspective. How does viewing the action through the eyes of an omniscient narrator affect the story? How would the book be different if the story was told through just one perspective?

Essay Topic 3

The antagonist of a novel is a character who stands in opposition to the protagonist. Who is the antagonist of the novel? Mrs. Sigsby? Trevor Stackhouse? The Institute itself? Make a case for that which you believe best fits the criteria of an antagonist.

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