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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Luke and the villagers eat in celebration in Chapter 15?

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

3. According to the villagers in Chapter 15, the Population Police made them move because the village was too far from what?

4. In Chapter 12, Luke hides as what approaches?

5. Why does Luke turn his shirt inside out in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Luke perceive about the villagers who help him in Chapter 14? What is their objective?

4. Why does Luke decide to go to the Population Police Headquarters in Chapter 18? Who accompanies him?

5. Whose memory drives the protagonist toward his goals in the narrative? How does this character propel Luke in Chapter 6?

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

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

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

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

10. Where does the boy take Luke in Chapter 18? What news does Luke discover?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define and identify conflict, obstacle and objective in the narrative. What is Luke's ultimate objective in the narrative? What is the ultimate objective of the boy from Chiutza? What conflicts and obstacles are faced by the protagonist in Chapter 9? What causes Luke to call out to save the boy in this chapter?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the theme of oppression in the novel. How have the villagers been oppressed by the Population Police in Chapter 15? What is symbolic about the celebration meal eaten by Luke and the villagers? How does this represent oppression?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss Luke's history with the Grant family. What caused the Grant family's home to be transformed into the Population Police Headquarters? Where are the Grants now in the novel? What does Luke discover in the former Grant home in Chapter 24? What is foreshadowed in this chapter?

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