View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 22, Luke changes into a long sleeve shirt that does not have what on it?

2. Who was a popular newscaster before the Population Police came into power but was exiled?

3. What refers to the state of having or showing a lack of experience, understanding or sophistication?

4. What is a phenomenon where the performance or capacity of an entire system is limited by a single or limited number of components or resources?

5. What does Luke make for his breakfast in Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role does Jenny play in Luke's plan in Chapter 30? What is foreshadowed in the end of this chapter?

2. What symbolism does the author employ in Chapter 32? What fears does Luke face?

3. What new viewpoints arise in the interviews on the stage at the Population Police Headquarters in Chapter 28?

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

5. How does the protagonist recall the Grant family in Chapter 24? Where is Luke located?

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

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

8. How is the scene of departure in Don's truck described in Chapter 19?

9. What moral message does Luke realize in the denouement of the narrative in Chapter 33?

10. How does the author describe the scene at the Population Police Headquarters in Chapter 20?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the setting of the abandoned village in Chapter 13. What symbolically does this town represent to the reader? What mood does it create in the narrative? How does Luke escape the village and who does he encounter and escape from?

Essay Topic 2

Describe, analyze and discuss the characters of Eli and Adriana in the novel. How old is the couple? How is their home described? How do Eli and his wife help Luke achieve his objectives? What do they sacrifice? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss Luke's relationship with Jenny and the setting of the stables in the novel. What do the stables mean to Luke and why does he go there in Chapter 21? How does Jenny symbolically relate to Luke? How does she help him in his mission?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 957 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample