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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which direction does Luke decide to head after waking up in Chapter 11?
(a) North.
(b) East.
(c) Towards town.
(d) Away from town.

2. What is the name of Eli's wife in the novel?
(a) Jen.
(b) Adriana.
(c) Nina.
(d) Aileen.

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

4. Approximately how long have the Population Police been in power in the novel?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 8 years.

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

6. How many children are the people allowed to have under the laws of the Population Police in the novel?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 0.
(d) 3.

7. What do Luke and the villagers eat in celebration in Chapter 15?
(a) Oats and corn.
(b) Bread and broth.
(c) Grubs and berries.
(d) Fish and soybeans.

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

9. In Chapter 3, Luke's job is to place _________ on the path the security officer takes to repair a broken fence?
(a) Wood chips.
(b) Horse manure.
(c) Gravel.
(d) Grass seed.

10. Where does Luke find shelter in Chapter 5?
(a) A car.
(b) A cave.
(c) A boat.
(d) A barn.

11. What does Luke do when ordered to shoot the old woman in the square in Chapter 4?
(a) Drops the gun and runs away.
(b) Shoots her repeatedly.
(c) Fires all of his bullets into the air.
(d) Shoots Officer Houk.

12. What does Luke see from the window before he goes to bed in Chapter 16?
(a) Men on horseback.
(b) A group of bats.
(c) A line of headlights coming to the village.
(d) A shooting star.

13. In Chapter 12, when a man yells that he is on official Population Police business, what happens?
(a) The people scatter.
(b) The engine stalls.
(c) Gunfire erupts.
(d) Dogs start barking.

14. When Luke looks at the people of the village with clear eyes, he realizes they are what, in Chapter 14?
(a) Angry with him.
(b) Very religious.
(c) Starving.
(d) Sleep deprived.

15. What is the name of Eli's daughter in the novel?
(a) Adriana.
(b) Nina.
(c) Jen.
(d) Aileen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What arise from obstacles located outside the protagonist including nature, the supernatural, or society?

2. At Population Police Headquarters, what character works in the kitchen and is one of the kids who enlisted in the Population Police to sabotage it from the inside?

3. A horde of men come rushing from the house where the party is taking place in Chapter 9 and threaten to do what to the boy?

4. 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?

5. 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?

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