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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. How does Lena's aunt ask her to dress in Chapter 19?

2. What bridge to Lena and Alex intend to cross to get into the Wilds?

3. Who did Alex expect to be the security guard for Ward Six?

4. Who is coming over to meet with Lena in Chapter 19?

5. How long was Alex's family member in the Crypts?

Short Essay Questions

1. What changes in Alex and Lena's relationship at the end of Chapter 14?

2. What is the story Alex gives the guard of Ward Six in order to allow him and Lena to enter?

3. What do Alex and Lena do the first time he brings her to his house in Wilds?

4. What significant outcomes comes from Lena talking about her mother to Alex at the end of Chapter 20?

5. How does Lena react to learning her mother is still alive?

6. In Chapter 23, what does Lena propose she and Alex do, and how does Alex respond?

7. What has Alex done for Lena at 37 Brooks Street in Chapter 20?

8. Describe Alex and Lena's plan to successfully sneak out of town and into the Wilds.

9. How does Alex react to seeing Lena and Brian together, and what does this say about Lena and Alex's relationship?

10. Where do Alex and Lena create a sort of 'new home' - at least temporarily - for themselves in Chapter 16?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Empathy and sympathy are both strong emotions seen throughout "Delirium". What is the difference between sympathy and empathy, and what are some examples of each occurring within the novel? Does the novel ever inspire either emotion from readers?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Dreams serve a very specific purpose in "Delirium". Explain how the following individuals' dreams reveal more about the characters and the society they live in:

• Lean's dreams

• Aunt Carol's dreams

• Uncle William's Dreams

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