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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. Luke realizes in Chapter 29 that Oscar and the boy back where represent the same things?
(a) Chiutza.
(b) Zanbar.
(c) Lenore.
(d) China.

2. In Chapter 33, Luke points out how many different tables that have sprung up on the lawn of the old Population Police Headquarters?
(a) 21.
(b) 7.
(c) 3.
(d) 12.

3. In Chapter 21, Luke moves through the crowd and away from all of the chaos where?
(a) Into a garden.
(b) Under a tree.
(c) In a barn.
(d) Behind a rock.

4. What is a used as a religious symbol in Chapter 32?
(a) A church.
(b) An angel.
(c) Sunlight.
(d) A cross.

5. In Chapter 27, Luke sits where watching the newscaster on stage interviewing people?
(a) The stables.
(b) The church steps.
(c) His mother's house.
(d) The dining room.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Luke attempts to get to the stage in Chapter 29, who prevents him?

2. What item given to Luke by Eli does he use for comfort throughout the novel?

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

4. What refers to the state of having or showing a lack of experience, understanding or sophistication?

5. In Chapter 21, as Luke makes his way through the crowd in front of the Population Police Headquarters, he sees people doing what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What internal struggle does the protagonist face in Chapter 23? How does he feel about the changing government?

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

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

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

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

6. Who cries out from the crowd to defend Luke in Chapter 32? What does she suggest?

7. What is symbolized by the change in the weather in Chapter 22?

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

9. What moral message does Luke realize in the denouement of the narrative in Chapter 33?

10. Who comes to join Luke in tearing down the signs in Chapter 33? What signs of hope does Luke point out?

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