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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. When Claire sees the male Nurturer out on his bicycle, how many months has it been since they have seen one another?

2. In an attempt to make the family's least favorite meal sound more appealing, what does Claire's mother say every time it arrives?

3. What assignments are announced during the Twelves's part of the Ceremony?

4. For what reason does Claire decide not to try to take her son out of the Nurturing Center during her second visit?

5. What label is affixed to the door that Claire finally sees Jonas enter the day she follows him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the cause of Dimitri's disappointment at the results of the Ceremony?

2. For what reason are the Nurturers considering keeping Claire's son at the center for another year before assigning him to a parental unit?

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. How is the event of Claire's first encounter with her son portrayed by the author?

5. When Claire declares that she hates her life, what aspects of her life does she say she despises?

6. 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?

7. What is the consequence of Claire's Task being different from those of the other Birthmothers?

8. How does Claire feel about the river that borders the community?

9. 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?

10. Why is Claire so terrified when she is first told that she has been decertified as a Vessel?

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

Narrative events within Lois Lowry's novel Son refer to the subject of trust at many different points. Trace these mentions, explain each instance's circumstances, and discuss the overall message the author sends about the subject of trust.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how the themes of secrecy and control are interwoven within Lois Lowry's novel Son.

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