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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Luke escape from the Population Police in the abandoned house in Chapter 13?
(a) From the roof.
(b) Through the front door.
(c) Through a hole.
(d) Through the back door.

3. What refers to the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner?
(a) Torture.
(b) Terrorism.
(c) Liberation.
(d) Oppression.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. In Chapter 16, Eli confesses that they used to turn in people with what to receive food in return?

4. 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?

5. In Chapter 3, when the jeep arrives in Chiutza, the officer assigns each boy and the driver a street to tell the residents to be in the town square by what time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the villagers who saved Luke tell him about their past with the Population Police in Chapter 15?

2. Why do the villagers support Luke and his plight? What changed their minds about the government in Chapter 15?

3. What risks does Luke take with the boy he meets in Chapter 8? How can they help one another?

4. What character is revisited by the protagonist in Chapter 7? Where does this character take Luke?

5. What does Luke perceive about the villagers who help him in Chapter 14? What is their objective?

6. What internal struggle does the protagonist face regarding the change in power in Chapter 12?

7. What is established about Luke's past through exposition in Chapter 2?

8. What conflicts does Luke face with the boy he meets in Chapter 7? What is Luke's objective?

9. What thoughts consume the protagonist after his escape from the villagers in Chapter 9?

10. What is established in the setting of the novel in Chapter 1? How is the government set up?

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