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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 notice after talking to Julian for a few minutes in Chapter 19?

2. Who says the burial service over Luke?

3. How does Theo decide to abandon the car?

4. How does Theo regard Miriam's midwifery?

5. What catastrophe occurs immediately following the birth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has happened to Rolf after Theo awakes after Luke's burial? What does Theo expect he is doing and what is his response?

2. What do Theo and Rolf discuss the morning after the car is pulled over? Do they seem to bond or argue?

3. What kind of Warden does Rolf say he would be? What is Theo's reaction?

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

5. Why does Miriam come for Theo?

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

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

8. What does Theo lash out at Julian over? What does he wish to do after, and what does he do instead?

9. What are Theo's nightmares about after his return home from traveling?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are many different leaders in the book and also different forms of leadership. Discuss some of these forms, and how they affected the conflicts and actions of the book. Who are some of the stronger leaders?

Essay Topic 2

The British setting of the book largely affects the characters' traits and many of the societal themes. What have you learned about British culture by reading the book? How is it similar and how is it different from your own culture? What do you think would have been different if this were a book written by an author in your own country? British students can discuss what they would imagine would have been different should the book have been of another nation's writing.

Essay Topic 3

Many of the characters are obvious symbolic representations of ideas, viewpoints, and people in real life. Discuss the symbolism of the characters: who they are, and who or what they represent. Does this symbolic branding restrain their behavior? In other words, do they act a certain way only because of their underlying meaning? Discuss.

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