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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. Where does Lena tell Alex to meet her after he makes a purchase at her store in Chapter 15?

2. Lena and Alex make plans to run away together when?

3. What kind of fence surrounds the city?

4. What can be said about Hana and Lena's role in the book by the end of Chapter 24?

5. What huge decision does Lena make and ask Alex to do with her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Lena lean about Alex in the Crypts, which is something they now have in common?

9. What symptoms of deliria does Lena say she's experiencing in Chapter 15, and how does she feel about it?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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