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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. What is a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Foreshadowing.
(c) Symbolism.
(d) Simile.

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

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

4. The boy in Chapter 7 tells Luke the driver left him behind when the villagers did what?
(a) Shot Officer Houk.
(b) Called a town meeting.
(c) Got their I.D. cards.
(d) Set fire to the town.

5. 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) Verbal irony.
(b) Suspense.
(c) Dramatic irony.
(d) Symbolism.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, the people of the village stand in a line of solidarity against whom?

2. Luke finds his way back to what town after hiding out in Chapter 6?

3. 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?

4. After finding shelter in Chapter 10, Luke vows to find what the following day?

5. In Chapter 12, Luke hides as what approaches?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who do the voices turn out to be that Luke hers in the beginning of Chapter 13? How does he escape?

3. How do the villagers effectively protect the protagonist in Chapter 14?

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

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

6. Why does Luke decide to go to the Population Police Headquarters in Chapter 18? Who accompanies him?

7. What does Eli give to Luke in Chapter 16? Who does Luke see approaching the village in this chapter?

8. What hopes does the protagonist feel in Chapter 11? What propels him forward on his journey?

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

10. What does the boy in Chapter 8 tell Luke happened after he escaped from Officer Houk?

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