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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 Marcia?

2. What rebellious act does Lena do for the first time in Chapter 9?

3. Lena will be expected to marry right after what?

4. Who is Lena named after?

5. What is revealed at the end of Chapter 8 that Lena hopes the cure will do for her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What might Lena's reoccurring dream mean?

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

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

4. At the beginning of "Delirium", what does Lena believe happened to her mother?

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

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

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

8. What family secret involving her sister Rachel does Lena share at the beginning of Chapter 11?

9. What memories does Lena have of her mother, as detailed in Chapter 9?

10. How is Alex introduced to readers? What are some impressions of him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Determine who the primarily protagonist and antagonist of "Delirium" are, and explain how to reached those conclusions. At what point in the book does it became clear who the protagonist and antagonist are?

Essay Topic 2

Minor character are those who are not the primarily focus of the story, but help drive the plot that is following the main character. Select three of the minor characters below to explain their significance to the plot. In other words, why does the author include these characters at all?

• Gracie

• Jenny

• Brian Schraff

• Aunt Carol

• Uncle William

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the book, Lena shares two very special relationships - one with Hana and one with Alex. Compare and contrast Lena's relationship with Hana to Lean's relationship with Alex. What do they have in common? How are they different? What does Lena learn from each relationship?

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