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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. How many novels comprise the Shadow Children series?
2. In Chapter 30, Luke returns where feeling defeated?
3. 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?
4. What refers to a widespread scarcity of food, caused by several factors including crop failure, overpopulation, or government policies?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do the horse stables represent to Luke? How is this explored in Chapter 21?
2. How is the dichotomy of Oscar illustrated in Chapter 25? What is foreshadowed in the chapter?
3. What symbolism is used to illustrate the power of the Population Police and obstacles to Luke in Chapter 28?
4. How is the public being lied to by the new leaders, as illustrated in Chapter 27?
5. What actions does the protagonist take in the climax of the narrative in Chapter 31?
6. What moral message does Luke realize in the denouement of the narrative in Chapter 33?
7. What does Luke discover about the relationship between Aldous and Oscar in Chapter 26?
8. What is Luke's mindset when he returns to the stables in Chapter 30? Why?
9. What are the principal fears faced by Luke in Chapter 22? What propels him to overcome his fears?
10. What risks does Luke take in his actions in the climax of the narrative in Chapter 31? Why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Describe and discuss the character of Aldous Krakenaur in the narrative. How is Aldous Krakenaur depicted by the author? How is he regarded by Luke? What power does Luke realize Aldous Krakenaur still has in Chapter 26? What happens to Krakenaur at the end of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Define, identify and analyze symbolism, metaphor and simile in the novel. How is the imagery of Luke's nightmares symbolic and what does it represent? What is symbolic about Luke's discovery of water, food and transportation in Chapter 11? How do simile and metaphor differ and what are examples of each in the novel?
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