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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. Michael informs the runaways that they have been officially proclaimed what?

2. After several days of travel, what signals to David that he has entered Wild Country?

3. How do the telepathics react to news of Anne’s plan to marry?

4. What does Axel think about Anne’s impeding marriage?

5. After his aunt's visit, what does David pray for at night?

Short Essay Questions

1. Besides Rosalind, who are the other members of David’s group of telepathics and where do they live?

2. How do David's parents react to the reason for Harriet's visit? What happens to Harriet as a result?

3. What does David discover about Petra’s ability?

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

5. When David and Petra meet up with Rosalind, what does she have with her? Who helped her prepare her escape?

6. What happens to Anne after she marries? How does her marriage to Alan end?

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

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

9. What is Axel’s opinion on what caused the bad season?

10. What does Petra say the people of Sealand think about those who could make thought-shapes?

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

The persecution of those who are different is a major theme in the novel. What leads to this persecution? How is the theme of persecution developed over the course of the novel? What can end this persecution, according to the author?

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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