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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 color hair does Hana have?

2. What does Lena drink during her evaluation?

3. What is the date of Lena's birthday?

4. Where does Lena meet Alex the day after the party?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What will happen after Lena's evaluation?

2. What role does love play in the society Lena lives in?

3. How does Lena feel about her upcoming procedure at the beginning of the book?

4. What might Lena's reoccurring dream mean?

5. How has Hana managed to find the illegal music she listens to?

6. What do readers learn about Grace in Chapter 2?

7. How could Lena's initial evaluation scene be described, before any interruptions?

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

9. Why might Lena have checked for a note at the Governor?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Symbolism is strong throughout "Delirium". Explain the following symbols: what do they stand for? Why is the object selected for the symbol appropriate or not appropriate?

• The herd of cows that interrupt Lena's evaluations.

• Lena's mother's silver necklace

• The Governor statue

Essay Topic 2

Determine which narrative mode "Delirium" is written in. From whose point of view is the story told, and what are the benefits and drawbacks of this narrative mode?

Essay Topic 3

Explain what a character foil is and provide the primary example of character foils within "Delirium". What happens to this set of character foils from the beginning of the book to the end, and why might the author have elected to do this?

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