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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 adjective does the receptionist at the Nurturing Center use to describe Sophia?
2. When Claire finds herself trying to analyze her own feelings for the very first time, what adjective does she use to describe the one emotion she has always felt?
3. What is the name of the male Nurturer's son?
4. In an attempt to make the family's least favorite meal sound more appealing, what does Claire's mother say every time it arrives?
5. What reason does the male Nurturer give for not telling Claire her son's name?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the consequence of Claire's Task being different from those of the other Birthmothers?
2. When Claire declares that she hates her life, what aspects of her life does she say she despises?
3. What is Claire's son's comfort item and what had hers been during her childhood?
4. What is Dimitri's explanation for why the community no longer has mammals?
5. What does Claire realize during breakfast one day when she sees the other Fish Hatchery workers cleaning up their tables and getting ready to begin work?
6. What sets the birth of Claire's Product apart from those of the other Birthmothers in her dormitory?
7. Why does Jeanette, one of the Fish Hatchery workers, feel surprise when the name Paul is given to one of the Newchildren at the Ceremony?
8. How do the Nurturers respond to Claire's query asking if it would be alright if she visited the Nurturing Center again?
9. How is the event of Claire's first encounter with her son portrayed by the author?
10. For what reason are the Nurturers considering keeping Claire's son at the center for another year before assigning him to a parental unit?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
One of the genres the novel fits into is the coming-of-age genre. What are the author's main messages concerning adolescence and the process of growing up?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the two maternal characters within the narrative: Alys of the village and Claire's female parental unit of the community. What is the author's message regarding motherhood?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the interplay between the climax of the novel Son and its denouement. How does Lois Lowry employ each plot stage and how does their juxtaposition help her get across the intended messages in her novel?
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