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

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

3. Ervin catches sight of Sophie’s what?

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

5. Where did David’s grandfather originally come from?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Rosalind?

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

4. What are the Fringes? What are the Badlands?

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

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

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

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

10. What did Axel tell David about the Badlands?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

David experiences great change over the course of the novel. In what ways does David change and in what ways does he remain the same? By the novel’s end, is he better for these changes? Explain your opinion using examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

A utopia is a place where everything is perfect. Does a utopia exist in this novel? Is Waknuk a utopia? Is Sealand? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the effect of the novel’s setting on women. Is post-Tribulation life easier for women or harder? Choose three female characters and analyze what their respective situations say about life for women in this society.

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