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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. Though Claire had never volunteered at the Nurturing Center, where had she spent most of her required volunteer time as a child?
2. Though citizens of the community make their way around using only bicycles, large deliveries are transported by what type of vehicle?
3. How many Newchildren are allowed to be born each year within the community?
4. When Claire sees the male Nurturer on his bicycle, what does she see that gives her hope regarding his continued involvement with her son?
5. Why are the Vessels given blindfolds as they go into labor?
Short Essay Questions
1. What reason does Sophia provide for parental units wanting to receive their assigned children once they are a little older, rather than when they are infants?
2. What is Dimitri's explanation for why the community no longer has mammals?
3. What change does Claire see in Jonas between the time she sees him racing another boy on his bicycle and the time she sees him walking alone along the river?
4. What are the elements of Claire's plan to find Sophia, her acquaintance who has a job at the Nurturing Center where Claire's son is being held, and how does it work out?
5. How is the event of Claire's first encounter with her son portrayed by the author?
6. How does Claire feel about her work at the Fish Hatchery?
7. What is the consequence of Claire's Task being different from those of the other Birthmothers?
8. What is the cause of Dimitri's disappointment at the results of the Ceremony?
9. What reason does the narrator give for all of the Fish Hatchery workers being fond of the director, Dimitri?
10. What does one of the Vessels report it had felt like to cease taking the pills when she had been assigned the role of Birthmother?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the significance of the novel's title and of the repeated references to sons throughout the narrative. What is the author's purpose in including the motif of male children, both in the title and throughout the narrative of the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss how the choice of an omniscient narrator to tell the story of Claire's life enabled the author to bridge the gap between Claire's life within the dystopian community and the world in which the reader lives and works.
Essay Topic 3
The novel Son is littered with the use of sensory details, particularly after Claire's arrival in the village after fleeing from the community in which she was born. Discuss the author's purpose in including the sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and tactile sensations associated with Claire's new life in the village.
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