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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 does Luke do when ordered to shoot the old woman in the square in Chapter 4?

2. In Chapter 17, a hand clamps down on Luke's wrists and a voice asks him why he isn't doing what like everyone else?

3. In Chapter 14, the people of the village stand in a line of solidarity against whom?

4. Where does Luke attempt to get water in Chapter 17?

5. In Chapter 6, Luke can hear dozens of gun shots, indicating to him that what has happened?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the villagers who saved Luke tell him about their past with the Population Police in Chapter 15?

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

3. Who do the voices turn out to be that Luke hers in the beginning of Chapter 13? How does he escape?

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

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

6. What past plan does Luke recall with Nina in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the character of Philip Twinings in the novel. What caused Twinings to go into hiding and what is represented by his reporting the news in Chapter 19? How does the news related by Twinings on the radio in Chapter 19 relate to Luke?

Essay Topic 2

Define, identify and analyze symbolism, metaphor and simile in the novel. How is the imagery of Luke's nightmares symbolic and what does it represent? What is symbolic about Luke's discovery of water, food and transportation in Chapter 11? How do simile and metaphor differ and what are examples of each in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the character of the boy in Chiutza. How old is the boy in relation to Luke? Where does Luke first meet the boy? What are his impressions of him? How do these impressions change in the course of the narrative? What dangers does the boy present to the protagonist?

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