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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 is the subject of the letter Anne leaves behind when she dies?

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

3. What are the names of the two telepathic boys David communicates with?

4. After fleeing Waknuk, Rosalind now believes thought-shapes only do what?

5. How do Sally and Katherine act after being taken?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

David’s dreams are very important to the novel. Write an essay in which you explain his dreams and analyze their impact on both the plot and David’s character as a whole.

Essay Topic 3

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

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