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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 type of person is NOT kept in the Crypts?

2. What does Lena's mate offer her as a sign of friendship?

3. Posing as a security guard, what does Alex tell other employees he's brought Lena to the Crypts for?

4. Which three characters form a close bond at the end of Chapter 15?

5. What noise announces what is happening next door to Lena's house in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Lena when the party in Chapter 14 gets raided?

2. How can Lena's meeting with Brian Scharff be described?

3. How can the raid next door to Lena's house in Chapter 13 be described?

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

5. How have her experiences with Alex so far changed Lena?

6. What are some examples of figurative language used by Lena to describe things in Chapter 13?

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

8. What is the symbolism behind Lena's mother's escape from Ward Six?

9. What do Lena's actions with Hana in Chapter 15 say about her and their friendship?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The theme of conformity is strong throughout "Delirium". Describe where and how it appears. What point may the author be trying to make with this theme?

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

"Delirium" is a coming-of-age story. Explain what coming-of-age means, and why "Delirium" counts as a coming-of-age story for Lena. In what important ways has Lena changed by the end of the book from the girl she was at the beginning? Who or what stimulated those changes in Lena?

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