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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. When Luke tries to make his way to the stage to talk to the boy as he is descending, Luke notices there are what surrounding the stage in Chapter 27?
(a) Wolves.
(b) Bodyguards.
(c) Beekeepers.
(d) Dogs.

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

3. What does Luke cover his face with as he rides a horse to the stage in Chapter 31?
(a) A shirt.
(b) A poster.
(c) Paint.
(d) The quilt.

4. What refers to an object, action, or idea that represents something other than itself?
(a) Protagonist.
(b) Symbol.
(c) Oxymoron.
(d) Antagonist.

5. What term refers to a set of conditions, most often of a political nature?
(a) Citation.
(b) Annotation.
(c) Regime.
(d) Dictum.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to an extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply whether surface or underground water?

2. In Chapter 29, Luke realizes that Oscar will use whatever is to his benefit to do what?

3. What term was coined by the psychologist Erik Erikson as the failure to achieve ego identity during adolescence?

4. Who decides to join the crowd heading to the Population Police Headquarters at the last minute in Chapter 19?

5. What term represents a character, group of characters, or institution, that represents the opposition against which the protagonist must contend?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the scene of departure in Don's truck described in Chapter 19?

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

3. Who does Luke recognize being interviewed on the news in Chapter 23? Where does he know this person from?

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

5. What risks does Luke take in his actions in the climax of the narrative in Chapter 31? Why?

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

7. What does Luke initially do in order to try to sway the public in Chapter 29? Why?

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

9. What actions does the protagonist take in the climax of the narrative in Chapter 31?

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

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