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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 term represents a character, group of characters, or institution, that represents the opposition against which the protagonist must contend?
2. What term was coined by the psychologist Erik Erikson as the failure to achieve ego identity during adolescence?
3. When a handicapped boy tells his story to the interviewer in Chapter 27, Luke recognizes him as the stable hand that asked the Population Police for what?
4. What friends show up to help Luke in Chapter 33?
5. In Chapter 32, Luke tells the whole story of his life, up until the time he arrived where?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Luke overhear while in hiding in Chapter 25?
2. Who does Luke recognize on the stage giving testimony in Chapter 27?
3. What symbolism does the author employ in Chapter 32? What fears does Luke face?
4. How are Oscar and the boy from Chiutza similar? How is this illustrated in Chapter 29?
5. Who does Luke recognize being interviewed on the news in Chapter 23? Where does he know this person from?
6. What symbolism is used to illustrate the power of the Population Police and obstacles to Luke in Chapter 28?
7. Who comes to join Luke in tearing down the signs in Chapter 33? What signs of hope does Luke point out?
8. What do the horse stables represent to Luke? How is this explored in Chapter 21?
9. What risks does Luke take in his actions in the climax of the narrative in Chapter 31? Why?
10. What is symbolized by the change in the weather in Chapter 22?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and analyze the character of Jen in the narrative. What led to Jen's death? What was her relationship with Luke? How does Jen act as a catalyst for Luke's actions in Chapters 5 and 6? How does she propel his actions in the ending of the novel?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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