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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 reoccurring nightmare does Theo have of his father?

2. Where does Theo tell the Five Fishes he will go after he meets them for the first time?

3. How long ago does Theo leave his job with Xan?

4. Why are more and more people moving into cities?

5. Why does Theo believe that Helena speaks poorly of him to Rupert?

Short Essay Questions

1. After his visit from the State Security Police, how does Theo wish to help the Five Fishes? What are the problems?

2. Who are the flagellants in the park and what do they represent of society?

3. Though he eventually is asked over, for what event is Theo not invited to the home of Helena and her new husband?

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

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

6. Discus the Evangelist Rosie McClure, and what she is a representation of.

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

8. In their private conversation after the meeting, how does Xan describe his authority to Theo?

9. How does Theo think Xan will respond to the notice from the Five Fishes? If Theo never leaves the Council, could he be more help to Julian?

10. Does Theo immediately realize that he wishes to help the Five Fishes while witnessing the Quietus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss some of the conflicts between or within characters that occurred throughout the book. How do these conflicts affect the characters that lived them? How are they changed and how do they remain the same? Do these conflicts seem worthy or petty, especially in comparison to the actions and realities of the book?

Essay Topic 2

The Five Fishes were a group of people with idealistic and romantic goals and beliefs. First, discuss the goals that this group was eager to achieve. Then, discuss what the changes in policy would have meant for the made-up society in the book's location of England. In other words, discuss what you think these changes that the Five Fishes wanted could have been symbolic of in our Western culture.

Essay Topic 3

The story is split into two different books. Compare and contrast the speed, moods, tones, themes, actions, and growth of the characters between Book One and Book Two.

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