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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. According to Axel, what was the name of the ninth telepathic?

2. What two forbidden things does Petra do at the beginning of Chapter 11?

3. After telling David some worrisome news, what startling revelation does Axel tell David about Anne?

4. The day after his aunt’s visit, what news does David and his family receive?

5. What attacks Petra’s pony when she is alone?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the relationship between Rosalind and David grow? What stood in their way?

2. How old is Petra when David learns she is telepathic? How does he learn of her ability?

3. Who is Walter Brent? What happened to him?

4. According to old Jacob, why is it ok to kill a Deviation?

5. What is old Jacob’s opinion on what caused the bad season?

6. After Petra's dangerous adventure in the woods, what troublesome news does Axel give David?

7. What does Petra learn about the location of the woman she is communicating with?

8. Why is the arrival of David’s new baby sister not announced right away?

9. Why does Anne insist on marrying a normal boy?

10. How does Petra’s second emergency put the entire group in danger?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

David is involved in several conflicts over the course of the novel. Choose one instance of internal conflict and one instance of external conflict, and explain how these conflicts have an impact on the characters involved.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring how David’s relationship with his father changes over the course of the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the author’s choice to tell this story from David’s point of view. How does viewing the events of the novel from David’s viewpoint affect the story?

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