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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. Who is Rachel?

2. Where is the illegal party Hana plans to attend located?

3. Which character does not speak at all?

4. "Delirium" is set 46 years after what has been declared a disease?

5. What were the animals that interrupted Lena's evaluation dressed up in?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is "Delirium" narrated, and what benefit or negatives does this provide readers?

2. How did Lena become a runner?

3. What does the government's explanation of the cows that interrupted Lena's evaluation reveal to readers about the government?

4. What happens at the illegal party Lena attends in Chapter 9?

5. What does Lena reveal at the end of Chapter 8 that she hopes for the procedure will do for her?

6. What does Chapter 3 reveal as Lena's hobbies, and what do those hobbies say about Lena?

7. How does Lena understand the story of Mary Magdalene, and what does this tell readers about the government and religion?

8. As Lena's class graduates, what has happened to Willow Marks and her family? What does this suggest to readers?

9. Describe Lena's second evaluation, and what is the outcome?

10. What is Lena's evaluation in Chapter 4 interrupted by?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lena uses figurative language throughout the book. Referring to at least three specific examples of Lena using figurative language (an example of personification, metaphor, and simile) determine why the author may have chosen to give Lena this poetic tendency. What does it tell readers about Lena when she talks or thinks poetically?

Essay Topic 2

What is the primary message of "Delirium"? What does the author want readers to walk away from the book understanding better or believing?

Essay Topic 3

Determine the setting of "Delirium", being sure to include time, location, and mood. What sort of expectations does the setting of "Delirium" set up for readers? Does the setting raise any questions for readers?

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