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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. The villagers who help Luke when he escapes the Population Police in Chapter 13 ask if he is wearing what?
(a) A wire.
(b) A Population Police uniform.
(c) A bulletproof vest.
(d) Socks.

2. What does Luke learn has taken place in Chapter 18?
(a) An election.
(b) A solar eclipse.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) A peaceful overthrow of the government.

3. 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.

4. The boy who Luke speaks to in Chapter 8 tells him he is on the side of the people who do what?
(a) Put clothes on his back.
(b) Give him money.
(c) Feed him.
(d) Share his beliefs.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 18, the boy who encounters Luke gives him what?

3. What represents an appeal to the audience's or the reader's emotions in literature and drama?

4. Who takes Luke and the other boys to the town of Chiutza to knock on each door to summon the residents for a town meeting in Chapter 2?

5. Who saves the boy in Chapter 9 from the villagers?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when the old woman is brought before the crowd in Chapter 4? What does Officer Houk do?

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

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

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

6. Where does Luke find shelter in Chapter 17? Where does he find water?

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

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

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

10. How has the mindset of the population begun to evolve in Chapter 13? Why?

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