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

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

3. In Chapter 14, the people of the village stand in a line of solidarity against whom?
(a) Aileen Mootispaw.
(b) The Population Police.
(c) Eli.
(d) Philip Twinings.

4. What is the name of the boy's father who Luke meets in Chapter 18 and who agrees to go to the Population Police Headquarters?
(a) Ricky Everts.
(b) Don Everts.
(c) James Everts.
(d) Mark Everts.

5. Who is the old man who saves Luke from the Population Police when Luke escapes from the abandoned village?
(a) Philip.
(b) Oscar.
(c) Eli.
(d) Aldous.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the villagers in Chapter 15, the Population Police made them do what with their crops?

2. Who picked up the gun that was dropped, according to the boy's story to Luke in Chapter 8?

3. What does Luke hear as he falls asleep in Chapter 5?

4. How old is Luke in the beginning of the novel?

5. What is a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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