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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 does Theo regret not bringing from the car but realizes is unimportant?

2. Which city does Theo not mention visiting during his holiday?

3. Who does Theo imagine Rolf will go to first after he deserts his wife?

4. Who sleeps in the car after Theo and the Five Fishes have to camp because of the flat tire?

5. Why is Miriam concerned about how fast the car is being driven in Chapter 24?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Miriam inform Theo of in the car, and what is his reaction? Who knows and who doesn't know the secret?

2. How does Theo choose the house he robs and how does he gain entry?

3. How does Rolf say he can "use" Theo? How does Theo respond?

4. What does Helena tell Theo when he returns, and why does she want him off the phone?

5. What are the threats Julian, Theo, and Miriam must confront once they are reunited after the robbery?

6. What goes through Theo's mind when he sees the tree blocking the road in Chapter 27? What happens next?

7. What happens after the baby is born?

8. What do Theo and Miriam find inside Jasper's home? Describe what happens next.

9. Why does Theo take Miriam inside to Jasper's, and not to Rolf?

10. How does the book end?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the beginning of the book, Theo writes about the years leading up to the Omega. What are some of the justifications that humans made for the warning signs? How are these times similar to the way of life we are familiar with? Is there anything other than infertility that has the magnitude to change the entire world the way Omega did? How do people in the book live differently post-Omega than we do now?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

The author describes the Omega generation almost as a master race of sorts. How does this strike you? What is the symbolism in nature creating a "perfect generation" as her last? What would you think a perfect generation to be? How are the personality traits of the Omega similar to young people in our own society?

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