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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did David’s grandfather originally come from?
(a) The North.
(b) The East.
(c) The West.
(d) The South.

2. Why is David concerned about the young telepathic who fell silent?
(a) He fears the child is a Deviation.
(b) He fears the child’s secret was discovered.
(c) He fears the child has fallen ill.
(d) He fears the child was captured by Fringes people.

3. David’s father accuses David of finding fault with what?
(a) The Norm.
(b) The laws of Waknuk.
(c) The teachings of the Bible.
(d) Nicholson’s Repentances.

4. Ervin catches sight of Sophie’s what?
(a) Bare foot.
(b) Footprint.
(c) Six-toed sock.
(d) Wide shoe.

5. After David leaves Sophie’s home for the first time, David thinks of what “definition”?
(a) The Definition of Blasphemy.
(b) The Definition of Repentance.
(c) The Definition of Man.
(d) The Definition of Deviation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ervin is the son of whom?

2. What causes an argument between Joseph Strorm and Angus Morton?

3. When David gets home after leaving the Wenders' house, David finds his father speaking with whom?

4. What is his Sophie's last name?

5. Who discovers David talking to himself at the beginning of Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is captured and brought to Waknuk in Chapter 4? What happens to them?

2. What are Offences? What are Blasphemies? Give an example of each.

3. What does Axel discover about David and Rosalind? What does Axel recommend regarding this discovery?

4. What does David tell the inspector about why he kept Sophie a secret? What does the inspector say in reply?

5. What is the name of David’s hometown, and who founded it? What was this person like, and how did he influence the settlement?

6. Who is the narrator of the novel? What important facts about him are stated at the opening of the novel?

7. According to the teachings that every child in Waknuk learns, what is a Norm? What is a Mutant?

8. What commonly appears to David in a dream?

9. What two books form the moral and ethical foundation of this David's settlement? When were they written?

10. What promise does David make to his new friend and her mother?

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