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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. How does Theo learn that Rolf has departed upon awakening after the burial of Luke?

2. What does Theo notice after talking to Julian for a few minutes in Chapter 19?

3. What is the old couple doing when Theo knocks on their door?

4. What does Theo recall Xan announcing years prior at the place where the rest of the Five Fishes are hiding in Chapter 21?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Theo regard his feelings towards the person he meets at the market in Chapter 19? What does he decide he will do next?

4. How do Theo and the Five Fishes get delayed in Chapter 24?

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

6. Summarize the confrontation between Xan and Theo.

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

8. How does the book end?

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

10. How is Rolf distanced from the group throughout the burial and after?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

The role of the elderly is a major theme in the book. Discuss this role, and what it says about our society. Use examples from the book to support your claims.

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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