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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 is Theo doing when there is a knock at the door in the second chapter of Book 2?

2. What job is Theo given as Miriam still prepares for the baby's delivery?

3. What does Theo expect Miriam to ask him as he leaves her for the village?

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

5. Where does Theo go at the end of Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Theo, Miriam, and Julian learn when they listen to the radio?

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

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

4. How does the book end?

5. How do Theo and the Five Fishes spend the rest of the relaxing day in Chapter 26?

6. What does Theo reflect upon while sitting outside the woodshed as Miriam prepares Julian for her baby's delivery?

7. How does Theo plan for Julian to escape the attackers? Does the plan work? What is unsuccessful?

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

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

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

One theme of the book is the human ability to persevere with compassion, even in the most difficult of circumstances. Discuss where you saw compassion in the behavior of the characters. Who surprises you the most with their compassion? Who do you expect to see more from?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The author used foreshadowing many times throughout the course of the novel. Discuss some of the instances in which this technique was used, and how it added to the narrative. Can you recollect any events that are not foreshadowed that you feel would have added to the story if they were? Discuss.

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