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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. When the inspector comes to speak with David alone, what does he bring with him?
(a) His whip.
(b) A bag of buttery sweets.
(c) A photo of the Wenders.
(d) His inspector's seal.

2. David’s sister believes David recurring dream is about what?
(a) Waknuk.
(b) A neighboring settlement.
(c) Sealand.
(d) The Old People who lived before the Tribulation.

3. Rosalind is the daughter of which character?
(a) Axel.
(b) Elias.
(c) Angus.
(d) Joseph.

4. What is the name of David’s oldest sister?
(a) Anne.
(b) Emily.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Mary.

5. What is a Blasphemy?
(a) A person who lives in the East.
(b) A person who does not go to church.
(c) A person who cannot remember the Definition of Man.
(d) A person with a deviation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before she leaves, what does Sophie give to David?

2. Thanks to his friendship with Sophie, David learns what lesson?

3. Axel learns that David and Rosalind share what special ability?

4. How does David react to the Wenders’ decision?

5. David tries to prevent Ervin from tattling by doing what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to David's new friend while they are playing? What does David do to help?

2. What is the “Definition of Man” that David was taught as a child? What does he realize when he remembers it?

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. After thinking of the Definition of Man, what does David realize about his friend? How does this realization make him feel?

8. What does David’s older sister tell him about the recurring dream he has? Why?

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

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

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