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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 does Alex wear to the Crypts?

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

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

4. How does Lena's mate explain his rude comments about her appearance?

5. How do Lena and Alex find their way through the woods in The Wilds?

Short Essay Questions

1. How can the Crypts be described, and what does it tell readers about the society Lena and Alex exist in?

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

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

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

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

6. What new realization does Lena have while traveling through the woods and on the paved road with Alex, toward his house in the Wilds?

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

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

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

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

Explain what a character foil is and provide the primary example of character foils within "Delirium". What happens to this set of character foils from the beginning of the book to the end, and why might the author have elected to do this?

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

Lena uses figurative language throughout the book. Referring to at least three specific examples of Lena using figurative language (an example of personification, metaphor, and simile) determine why the author may have chosen to give Lena this poetic tendency. What does it tell readers about Lena when she talks or thinks poetically?

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