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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. What is the name of David’s father?
2. What is the name of David’s community?
3. According to the inspector, what crime did David commit?
4. When Sophie’s parents are told about what happened at the stream, what is their response?
5. Who discovers David talking to himself at the beginning of Chapter 4?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to David's new friend while they are playing? What does David do to help?
2. What does David’s older sister tell him about the recurring dream he has? Why?
3. What does Axel discover about David and Rosalind? What does Axel recommend regarding this discovery?
4. Why does David’s father get into a disagreement with Angus?
5. What happened to the Dakers’ cat? What does this tell us about Joseph Strorm?
6. What does David tell the inspector about why he kept Sophie a secret? What does the inspector say in reply?
7. Who is captured and brought to Waknuk in Chapter 4? What happens to them?
8. After thinking of the Definition of Man, what does David realize about his friend? How does this realization make him feel?
9. What are the Fringes? What are the Badlands?
10. When Sophie and David tell her parents about the discovery of Sophie's secret, what do they do?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop and strengthen the theme of intolerance.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Sin – and the punishment for it – is central to this novel. Explain how this theme is developed over the course of the novel, using examples to support your claims.
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