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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. 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?
(a) Shoot him.
(b) Complain to his parents.
(c) Put him to work.
(d) Beat him up.

2. 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) Shadow Children.
(d) Extra Children.

3. In fiction, what refers to the manner in which the author tells the story?
(a) Plot.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Symbolism.
(d) Style.

4. Luke works in what position for the Population Police Headquarters in Chapter 1?
(a) Junior Marshall.
(b) Secretary.
(c) Stable hand.
(d) Janitor.

5. In Chapter 17, Luke spends the night where?
(a) In an abandoned village.
(b) In a cave.
(c) In a church.
(d) In the woods.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Luke eat with the boy from Chapter 7?

2. In literature, what refers to the inherent incompatibility between the objectives of two or more characters or forces?

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. What does Eli give to Luke in Chapter 16?

5. In Chapter 11, Luke spends the night where?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Luke perceive Eli and the other villagers in Chapter 16? How does his perception change in the chapter?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Where does Luke go after escaping danger in Chapter 10? Where does he find shelter?

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

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

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