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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. In Chapter 30, Luke believes that nothing has changed and that he will be what part of society forever?

2. Who was the individual that made the law that third children were illegal in the novel?

3. How long have the people been speaking for the Population Police and against third children in Chapter 31?

4. In Chapter 31, Luke points out that everything that happened is the Population Police's fault, not the fault of whom?

5. What is the name of the horse that Luke goes to tend in Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

1. What internal struggle does the protagonist face in Chapter 23? How does he feel about the changing government?

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

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

4. Who cries out from the crowd to defend Luke in Chapter 32? What does she suggest?

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

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

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

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

9. What do the horse stables represent to Luke? How is this explored in Chapter 21?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define and discuss foreshadowing in the novel and in Chapter 17. How does the author use foreshadowing in the chapter to develop suspense? What are the different purposes that an author uses foreshadowing for? Why does the author use foreshadowing in Among the Free?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss Luke's history with the Grant family. What caused the Grant family's home to be transformed into the Population Police Headquarters? Where are the Grants now in the novel? What does Luke discover in the former Grant home in Chapter 24? What is foreshadowed in this chapter?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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