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

2. David’s Uncle Axel had once been a what?
(a) Cowboy.
(b) Inspector.
(c) Rancher.
(d) Sailor.

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

4. What was the Dakers’ cat?
(a) An eyeless cat that was actually mutated.
(b) An legless cat that was actually mutated.
(c) An earless cat that was actually normal.
(d) A tailless cat that was actually normal.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did his travels teach Axel about the true image?

2. When discussing his special ability with Axel, David does not share what?

3. What is the name of the girl David befriended while playing alone?

4. David notes the captured leader not only resembles a family member, he also looks like what?

5. What is the name of David’s oldest sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Rosalind?

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

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

4. When Sophie and David tell her parents about the discovery of Sophie's secret, what do they do?

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

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

7. What are the Fringes? What are the Badlands?

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

9. Why does David get in trouble during the splinter incident?

10. Why does David’s father get into a disagreement with Angus?

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