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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 does Luke injure himself upon awakening in Chapter 11?
(a) He rolls down a cliff.
(b) He pokes his eye on a branch.
(c) He hits his head on a rock.
(d) He startles a snake that had slept next to him.

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

3. The boy in Chapter 7 tells Luke that this is his territory now and that Luke has to do what?
(a) Leave.
(b) Defend it to the death.
(c) Stay and help him.
(d) Look out for intruders.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What occurs when a character is in disagreement with him or herself?

3. In Chapter 3, Luke's job is to place _________ on the path the security officer takes to repair a broken fence?

4. Approximately how long have the Population Police been in power in the novel?

5. The boy in Chapter 7 tells Luke the driver left him behind when the villagers did what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What internal conflicts plague the protagonist after his escape in Chapter 10?

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

3. What past plan does Luke recall with Nina in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

7. What exchange does Luke overhear while hiding in Chapter 12?

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

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

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

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