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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) Towards town.
(c) Away from town.
(d) East.

2. In fiction, what refers to the manner in which the author tells the story?
(a) Symbolism.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Plot.
(d) Style.

3. What are third (or beyond) children born to a family known as in the novel and the series?
(a) Ghost Children.
(b) Mortal Children.
(c) Shadow Children.
(d) Extra Children.

4. In Chapter 14, the people of the village stand in a line of solidarity against whom?
(a) Eli.
(b) Philip Twinings.
(c) Aileen Mootispaw.
(d) The Population Police.

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

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

7. According to the villagers in Chapter 15, the Population Police made them do what with their crops?
(a) Feed them to the animals.
(b) Compost them.
(c) Hand them over.
(d) Preserve and store them.

8. 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) Verbal irony.
(d) Dramatic irony.

9. What does Luke reach after wandering in Chapter 12?
(a) A waterfall.
(b) An abandoned village.
(c) A huge city.
(d) A massive mountain.

10. As Luke watches, the boy in Chapter 9 goes to the house where the party is and puts his hand through a window with what covering it?
(a) Wooden boards.
(b) Newspapers.
(c) Tall grass.
(d) Cardboard and plastic.

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

12. In Chapter 11, Luke spends the night where?
(a) In a cave.
(b) In the village.
(c) In a field.
(d) In the shed.

13. 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?
(a) Plot.
(b) Foreshadowing.
(c) Symbolism.
(d) Suspense.

14. In Chapter 15, Luke and the village people eat in celebration of what?
(a) Their independence.
(b) The death of Officer Houk.
(c) Living another day.
(d) Eli's birthday.

15. When the boy in Chapter 18 realizes Luke does not know what's going on, he takes him to a house where people are doing what?
(a) Playing cards.
(b) Playing board games.
(c) Reading the newspaper.
(d) Watching TV.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In literature, what is the central topic, subject, or concept addressed in a story?

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

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

5. What does Luke have nightmares about as he sleeps in Chapter 11?

(see the answer keys)

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