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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 is Lena hurt at the party she is at in Chapter 14?

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

3. What word was written all over the walls of the female prisoner who escaped from Ward Six?

4. How many times will Alex need to cross the fence to prepare for his and Lena's departure?

5. When Alex reminds Lena of the irreversibility of her decision in Chapter 23, what happens?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is the most obvious sign of character growth in Lena in Chapter 17? What fear does she face?

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

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

10. How does Lena tell Hana about running away to the Wilds, and how does Hana react?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

"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?

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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