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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Finish the quote. "If we are dying we can die as human beings, not as _____."
(a) Bacteria.
(b) Devils.
(c) Animals.
(d) Monsters.

2. What is Julian's most notable physical feature?
(a) She's missing a thumb.
(b) Bright blue eyes.
(c) Thick eyebrows.
(d) A disfigured hand.

3. How does Theo's father die?
(a) Heart attack.
(b) Cancer.
(c) He was murdered.
(d) AIDS.

4. What two part-time jobs does Theo accept as part of his cousin's plan?
(a) In a hospital and doing house maintenance.
(b) In a library and on a neighboring farm.
(c) In an attorney's office and police dispatching.
(d) Giving museum tours and fixing cars.

5. What is Theo's opinion of the Chief Inspector at the end of Chapter 17?
(a) An aging and foul-smelling, wishful hero who missed his chance.
(b) A coward, fulfilling his need for pre-measured authority.
(c) A terrifying bureaucrat capable of unspeakable evil.
(d) A respectable administer of order, unusual for the times.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Theo recognize struggling near the ocean?

2. Where is Theo's bedroom in Xan's home?

3. Who introduces Theo to the museum in Chapter 10?

4. What does Theo regret of himself in the last sentence of Chapter 15?

5. How many times does Theo lie to the State Security Police when they visit him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Theo have pleasant memories of his original trip to Blythburgh with his family? Why is it then ironic that he is there the second time?

2. How does Theo try to sway Julian away from her plans, and how does she defend her motives?

3. What does the Cast Museum say about Xan and Theo's relationship?

4. Describe Theo's concerns that he writes about in his diary after his visit from the State Security Police.

5. What is the Coronation Ring and why is Theo unhappy with Xan for wearing it?

6. Summarize the meeting of Theo and the Council in Chapter 12.

7. What day does Theo receive his invitation to Helena's home? How does he feel towards her new life?

8. Describe the Omegas.

9. What does Miriam say has happened to her brother?

10. What is the Chief Inspector alluding to when he mentions his niece seeing Theo talk at Oxford University, and how does he do this?

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