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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 David gets home after leaving the Wenders' house, David finds his father speaking with whom?
(a) The blacksmith.
(b) Angus Morton.
(c) The inspector.
(d) His mother.

2. What did his travels teach Axel about the true image?
(a) The true image was written down by the Old People.
(b) The true image is obvious to anyone who follows the law.
(c) Nobody really knows what the true image is.
(d) The true image is provable by science.

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

4. According to the inspector, what crime did David commit?
(a) Abetting a concealment.
(b) Wronging the Norm.
(c) Forgetting the Repentances.
(d) Killing a Deviation.

5. What is an Offence?
(a) A deviation in livestock or crops.
(b) A Norm.
(c) A mutant.
(d) A deviation in a person.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sophie and David are playing in a stream when they are discovered by whom?

2. What is the name of David’s grandfather?

3. David explains to Axel that, when communicating telepathically, he does not hear or see words, but rather what?

4. What is the name of David’s father?

5. What are the Black Coasts?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How is Sophie’s secret discovered? What happens as a result?

6. Who does David meet while playing? What does he learn about this person?

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

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

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

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

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