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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 leader of the Population Police and the government in the novel?

2. When Luke tries to wake Eli and his wife in Chapter 16, they tell him that they won't run but he should take what with him?

3. What do the rebels find in the truck in Chapter 12?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Where does Luke find shelter in Chapter 17? Where does he find water?

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

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

7. What exchange does Luke overhear while hiding in Chapter 12?

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

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

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 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

Analyze and discuss the theme of freedom in the novel. What does freedom mean to Luke? What does it mean to the villagers? What internal conflicts does Luke face in Chapter 20 in regards to freedom and its meaning? How has Luke's vision of freedom changed by the end of the narrative?

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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