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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 Luke cover his face with as he rides a horse to the stage in Chapter 31?

2. Luke realizes in Chapter 29 that Oscar and the boy back where represent the same things?

3. Who cries out from the crowd that she made the quilt Luke dropped in Chapter 32?

4. What item given to Luke by Eli does he use for comfort throughout the novel?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Luke's mindset when he returns to the stables in Chapter 30? Why?

3. How are Oscar and the boy from Chiutza similar? How is this illustrated in Chapter 29?

4. What fears and internal conflicts does the protagonist face in Chapter 19? Why?

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

6. What does Luke do in the horse stables in Chapter 21? What interaction does he have with Jenny?

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

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

9. What does Luke discover about the relationship between Aldous and Oscar in Chapter 26?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Luke and Officer Houk in the novel. What is Luke's history with the Population Police? What is Officer Houk's? What relationship do these characters have with one another in the beginning of the novel? How does Luke feel about Houk?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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