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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. How old was Luke when he was discovered hiding out on his parents' farm?
(a) 10.
(b) 7.
(c) 12.
(d) 15.

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

3. What is the location where Luke works when he is working for the Population Police?
(a) The firing range.
(b) The horse stables.
(c) The front desk.
(d) The automotive shop.

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

5. According to the villagers in Chapter 15, the Population Police made them grow what crops?
(a) Onions and garlic.
(b) Oats and berries.
(c) Cabbage and potatoes.
(d) Corn and soybeans.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the villagers in Chapter 15, the Population Police made them move because the village was too far from what?

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

3. How does Luke escape from the Population Police in the abandoned house in Chapter 13?

4. What does Luke see from the window before he goes to bed in Chapter 16?

5. What is the name of Eli's wife in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Luke help the boy he meets in the village in Chapter 9?

2. Who does Luke believe may be calling out to him in Chapter 17? What is foreshadowed in this chapter?

3. What does Luke dream about in Chapter 11? Where does he go the following morning?

4. Where does the boy take Luke in Chapter 18? What news does Luke discover?

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

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

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

8. What is foreshadowed in the protagonist's escape in Chapter 5?

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

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

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