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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. In Chapter 3, Luke's job is to place _________ on the path the security officer takes to repair a broken fence?

2. In Chapter 15, the villagers say the ruins Luke ran from were what?

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

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

5. As Luke watches, the boy in Chapter 9 goes to the house where the party is and puts his hand through a window with what covering it?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when the old woman is brought before the crowd in Chapter 4? What does Officer Houk do?

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

4. How do the villagers effectively protect the protagonist in Chapter 14?

5. What does Luke dream about in Chapter 11? Where does he go the following morning?

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

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

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

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

10. How does Luke perceive Eli and the other villagers in Chapter 16? How does his perception change in the chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Oscar Wydell in the narrative. Where does Luke know Oscar Wydell from previously? How does Luke feel about Oscar Wydell? What does Oscar Wydell claim to have done while being interviewed on the news? Is this true?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the theme of governmental overthrow in the narrative. How is this theme illustrated through symbolism? What does this theme make you think of in contemporary global events? How does it relate to our world today?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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