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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a literary figure of speech that uses an image, story or tangible thing to represent a less tangible thing or some intangible quality or idea?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Pathos.
(c) Plot.
(d) Protagonist.

2. In Chapter 13, Luke hears the Population Police searching the village for what?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Tigers.
(c) Wolves.
(d) Residents.

3. What does Eli give to Luke in Chapter 16?
(a) A quilt and pillow.
(b) A gun and bullets.
(c) Food and a jacket.
(d) Food and water.

4. In Chapter 15, the villagers say the ruins Luke ran from were what?
(a) Their old homes.
(b) An old church.
(c) The governor's mansion.
(d) The original headquarters of the Population Police.

5. What occurs when a character is in disagreement with him or herself?
(a) Relational conflict.
(b) External conflict.
(c) Inner conflict.
(d) Impulsive conflict.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner?

2. Who is the leader of the Population Police and the government in the novel?

3. In literature, what refers to the inherent incompatibility between the objectives of two or more characters or forces?

4. What is the name of Eli's wife in the novel?

5. In Chapter 12, when a man yells that he is on official Population Police business, what happens?

(see the answer key)

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