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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 old is Claire when she gives birth to the Product?
2. During what times does Claire take her walks in order to run into the male Nurturer with her son in tow?
3. The male Nurturer teaches Claire's son to respond in what way whenever Claire says bye-bye?
4. Once the maximum number of Newchildren is reached for the year, there are no more born until after what event?
5. At what age had Claire been selected as a Birthmother?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. How is the boat's cook Marie described by the narrator?
3. 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?
4. Recognizing that she cannot ask for Sophia outright at the Nurturing Center, what does Claire say to the receptionist when she arrives?
5. For what reason are the Nurturers considering keeping Claire's son at the center for another year before assigning him to a parental unit?
6. 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?
7. What is Claire's son's comfort item and what had hers been during her childhood?
8. Why is Claire so terrified when she is first told that she has been decertified as a Vessel?
9. How does Claire feel about her work at the Fish Hatchery?
10. How does Claire feel about the river that borders the community?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Often within literature, characters with disabilities are presented as being wholly innocent, good, and infallible. Lois Lowry does not fall prey to these generalities, instead depicting flaws and problems in the lives of both the abled and the disabled. Analyze the author's depiction of Einar, analyzing the characterization methods she uses to present his character and stating her purpose in doing so.
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
Discuss how the themes of secrecy and control are interwoven within Lois Lowry's novel Son.
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