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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 27.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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?
(a) Suspense.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Dramatic irony.
(d) Verbal irony.

3. Who takes Luke and the other boys to the town of Chiutza to knock on each door to summon the residents for a town meeting in Chapter 2?
(a) Oscar Wydell.
(b) Aldous Krakenaur.
(c) Officer Houk.
(d) Philip Twinings.

4. In Chapter 12, Luke hides as what approaches?
(a) A train.
(b) A truck.
(c) Horses.
(d) A plane.

5. Two of the major events that led to the governmental overthrow were events Luke was involved in. What was the second?
(a) Killing the dictator.
(b) Luke's refusal to kill the old woman.
(c) Putting manure on the path.
(d) Killing Jen.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 17, Luke spends the night where?

2. What do the rebels find in the truck in Chapter 12?

3. What refers to a widespread scarcity of food, caused by several factors including crop failure, overpopulation, or government policies?

4. In fiction, what refers to the manner in which the author tells the story?

5. What is the name of the horse that Luke goes to tend in Chapter 21?

(see the answer key)

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