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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 does David’s mother call her sister’s baby?

2. What word best describes David’s aunt after she is rejected by the Strorms?

3. What does the group of telepathics fear regarding Katherine?

4. Michael warns the runaways against using what to defend themselves?

5. How does David’s mother react to her sister’s request?

Short Essay Questions

1. Once the group of telepathics “meet” one another, what do they begin to do? What effect does this have on them?

2. After Harriet's visit, what does David pray for at night? Why?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Discuss the effect of the novel’s setting on women. Is post-Tribulation life easier for women or harder? Choose three female characters and analyze what their respective situations say about life for women in this society.

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