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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 is the relationship between Jenny and Grace?

2. Where does Alex say he's seen Lena and Hana before?

3. What holiday is it in Chapter 8, which Lena and Hana used to always spend together?

4. What word does Lena use to describe her favorite book to the evaluators?

5. What happened to the boy Rachel loved before her procedure?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Lena and Alex meet at the beach in Chapter 10, what does Lena tell Alex about her mother?

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

4. What is suggested by Aunt Carl and Uncle William's dreams?

5. What might Lena's reoccurring dream mean?

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

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

8. What is the deeper level argument between Hana and Lena in Chapter 8?

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

10. What do Lena and Hana realize about their friendship at the end of Chapter 12, and how does Hana's match solidify this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What role does Fear play in "Delirium"? Who feels fear and what are they afraid of? Who/what induces fear intentionally, and why?

Essay Topic 3

Genre is a way to sort or categorize a book, and some books fall under more than one genre. Determine the genre(s) of "Delirium" and support your choice completely with evidence from the book.

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