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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 has Luke never done before in Chapter 30?
(a) Wept openly.
(b) Spoken aloud.
(c) Ridden a horse.
(d) Flown a kite.

2. What friends show up to help Luke in Chapter 33?
(a) Eli, Nina, and Jen.
(b) Jen, Mr. Talbot, and Trey.
(c) Trey, Eli, and Melton.
(d) Nina, Trey and Mr. Talbot.

3. In Chapter 24, Luke remembers when he first came to the building that is Population Police Headquarters, it was the home of whom?
(a) The Grant family.
(b) The Jones family.
(c) The Barnes family.
(d) The Alberts family.

4. Two of the major events that led to the governmental overthrow were events Luke was involved in. What was the first?
(a) Luke's refusal to kill the old woman.
(b) Putting manure on the path.
(c) Killing the old woman.
(d) Killing the dictator.

5. In Chapter 22, Luke changes into a long sleeve shirt that does not have what on it?
(a) Sleeves.
(b) A collar.
(c) Buttons.
(d) An insignia.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 27, Luke sits where watching the newscaster on stage interviewing people?

2. Who is the man that steps forward to take responsibility for overthrowing the Population Police in Chapter 23?

3. What does the author refer to as the location where the Population Police kept records?

4. In Chapter 19, who pulls his truck out of the garage and people crowd into the cab and the bed of the truck?

5. The man that steps forward to take responsibility for overthrowing the Population Police in Chapter 23 indicates they'll be setting up what in the near future?

Short Essay Questions

1. What symbolism does the author employ in Chapter 32? What fears does Luke face?

2. What symbolism is used to illustrate the power of the Population Police and obstacles to Luke in Chapter 28?

3. Why does Luke struggle with his identity in Chapter 20?

4. How does the protagonist recall the Grant family in Chapter 24? Where is Luke located?

5. How does the author describe the scene at the Population Police Headquarters in Chapter 20?

6. What does Luke discover in the records room at the Population Police Headquarters in Chapter 24?

7. What new viewpoints arise in the interviews on the stage at the Population Police Headquarters in Chapter 28?

8. How are Oscar and the boy from Chiutza similar? How is this illustrated in Chapter 29?

9. What do the horse stables represent to Luke? How is this explored in Chapter 21?

10. What does Luke do in the horse stables in Chapter 21? What interaction does he have with Jenny?

(see the answer keys)

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