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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. How long is Anne married before the marriage ends?

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

3. Following Petra's second emergency situation, Axel tells David what worrisome news?

4. According to the woman from Sealand, who should be pitied?

5. How did the ninth telepathic die?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does the group resolve must be done after being discovered by Jerome Skinner?

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

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

9. Who is Harriet, and why does she arrive at the Strorm home? What happens as a result of her visit?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you compare and contrast David’s world with our own. What similarities do you see? What differences?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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