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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. When Luke tries to make his way to the stage to talk to the boy as he is descending, Luke notices there are what surrounding the stage in Chapter 27?

2. When Luke gets to the gate, he tells the girl newscaster that he has the freedom not to ___________, in Chapter 20?

3. What is the area at the Population Police Headquarters where the TV interviews take place over the few days that Luke is there?

4. Where does Luke fall asleep in the end of Chapter 21?

5. When Luke retraces his steps back to the secret room, a man blocking the way tells Luke that they found what in the area?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who comes to join Luke in tearing down the signs in Chapter 33? What signs of hope does Luke point out?

2. What does Luke overhear while in hiding in Chapter 25?

3. What does Luke discover in the records room at the Population Police Headquarters in Chapter 24?

4. How is the public being lied to by the new leaders, as illustrated in Chapter 27?

5. What is Luke's mindset when he returns to the stables in Chapter 30? Why?

6. What actions does the protagonist take in the climax of the narrative in Chapter 31?

7. What does Luke attempt to convince himself in Chapter 26? What lends doubt to this thought?

8. Why does Luke struggle with his identity in Chapter 20?

9. How is the dichotomy of Oscar illustrated in Chapter 25? What is foreshadowed in the chapter?

10. What does Luke initially do in order to try to sway the public in Chapter 29? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Luke and Officer Houk in the novel. What is Luke's history with the Population Police? What is Officer Houk's? What relationship do these characters have with one another in the beginning of the novel? How does Luke feel about Houk?

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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