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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 does the author refer to as the location where the Population Police kept records?
2. In Chapter 29, Luke realizes that Oscar will use whatever is to his benefit to do what?
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 25, Luke hears someone escorting __________ into the room as he lies in hiding?
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 do the horse stables represent to Luke? How is this explored in Chapter 21?
3. What are the principal fears faced by Luke in Chapter 22? What propels him to overcome his fears?
4. What actions does the protagonist take in the climax of the narrative in Chapter 31?
5. Who does Luke recognize on the stage giving testimony in Chapter 27?
6. What does Luke discover in the records room at the Population Police Headquarters in Chapter 24?
7. How is the public being lied to by the new leaders, as illustrated in Chapter 27?
8. What risks does Luke take in his actions in the climax of the narrative in Chapter 31? Why?
9. What internal struggle does the protagonist face in Chapter 23? How does he feel about the changing government?
10. How is the dichotomy of Oscar illustrated in Chapter 25? What is foreshadowed in the chapter?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Define and identify different types of conflict the protagonist faces in the narrative. Why is Luke doubtful of himself in Chapter 10? How does this relate to inner conflict? What are the internal, external, and relational conflicts facing Luke in Chapter 10? How do these internal and external conflicts relate to one another?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and discuss the themes of poverty and hunger in the novel. How are these themes embodied in the villagers that Luke meets? Also discuss the death of the truck driver in Chapter 12. What internal conflict plagues Luke regarding the death of the truck driver? How does this relate to the theme of hunger?
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