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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 item does Alys remove from the bottom of her trunk so that Claire may smell its scent?

2. From whom had Alys inherited her carved wooden trunk?

3. What does Alys feed Claire upon Claire's arrival in the village?

4. What is the only way to escape the village's boundaries once the winding path up the cliff ends?

5. What type of footwear does Claire always wear during her time living in the village?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Einar name as his primary strategy in surviving the abuse at his father's hand?

2. What is the significance of Claire's outburst after Bryn gives birth to a healthy baby girl?

3. What is the only thing Claire remembers from her past once she arrives in the village after fleeing the community by boat?

4. Why do Bethan, Delwyth, and Eira stop playing a pretend game involving babies and instead switch to playing tea party?

5. What does Einar reveal to Claire about his father?

6. What is Trademaster's attitude toward Claire's longing for her son?

7. What is the relationship between Alys and Old Benedikt?

8. What idea does Einar get after seeing Claire hold Bryn's baby?

9. For what purpose does Claire venture out of her house on a winter day to seek out Einar?

10. What elements of the job of fisherman make it dangerous for villagers who undertake the position?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Like many other bildungsroman books and movies, Lois Lowry's novel Son presents the loss of innocence as a theme. Trace Claire's loss of innocence over the course of the novel's narrative. What is the author's purpose for depicting Claire's, as well as other characters', loss of innocence throughout the novel?

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