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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. Axel warns David that the bad season will make people look for what?

2. David, Petra, and Rosalind flee in which direction?

3. What does David’s aunt ask his mother?

4. How did the ninth telepathic die?

5. What makes Jerome Skinner suspicious?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Petra wake David in the middle of the night?

3. What happens to Katherine and Sally after the telepathics have been revealed?

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

5. During his conversation with Axel, what does David learn about the death of Alan Ervin?

6. As David moved through the Wild Country, what sorts of things does he see there?

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

8. What alarming news does Michael inform David and Rosalind?

9. After discussing Walter Brent, what does Axel say about the human mind?

10. What happens the second time Petra is in grave danger?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how the novel functions as an allegory, using examples from the text to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

David believes that once he reaches Sealand, all his problems will be solved. Do you agree? Why or why not?

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