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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. Who is the old man who saves Luke from the Population Police when Luke escapes from the abandoned village?

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

3. What does Luke reach after wandering in Chapter 12?

4. The boy in Chapter 7 tells Luke that this is his territory now and that Luke has to do what?

5. In literature, what is the central topic, subject, or concept addressed in a story?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Luke go after escaping danger in Chapter 10? Where does he find shelter?

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

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

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

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

6. What internal struggle does the protagonist face regarding the change in power in Chapter 12?

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

8. How has the mindset of the population begun to evolve in Chapter 13? Why?

9. What does the boy in Chapter 8 tell Luke happened after he escaped from Officer Houk?

10. What is established about Luke's past through exposition in Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the character of Aldous Krakenaur in the narrative. How is Aldous Krakenaur depicted by the author? How is he regarded by Luke? What power does Luke realize Aldous Krakenaur still has in Chapter 26? What happens to Krakenaur at the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss Luke's relationship with Jenny and the setting of the stables in the novel. What do the stables mean to Luke and why does he go there in Chapter 21? How does Jenny symbolically relate to Luke? How does she help him in his mission?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the setting of the abandoned village in Chapter 13. What symbolically does this town represent to the reader? What mood does it create in the narrative? How does Luke escape the village and who does he encounter and escape from?

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