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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 refers to an object, thing, action or situation that causes an obstruction?

2. In Chapter 4, Officer Houk has an old woman brought to the town square and tells the crowd the woman is guilty of what?

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

4. With whom did Luke run away and obtain a fake I.D. in the novel?

5. What are third (or beyond) children born to a family known as in the novel and the series?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Eli give to Luke in Chapter 16? Who does Luke see approaching the village in this chapter?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What risks does Luke take with the boy he meets in Chapter 8? How can they help one another?

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

Analyze and discuss the characters of Ricky and Don Everts and the overthrow of the Population Police in the novel. How does the population respond to the news of the political overthrow? Where does Luke meet Ricky and what news does he relate to Luke?

Essay Topic 2

Describe, analyze and discuss the plot structure of the novel. In a traditional plot structure, what precedes the rising action? Is this the case in Among the Free? Where is the rising action? How do we know where the rising action occurs? Where is the climax, and what is revealed in the denouement?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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