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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. Who has to empty Meg's bed pan every day?

2. Who does David believe to be separate from him and "the others"?

3. What is Meg told she must do before she is allowed free of her capture?

4. What word(s) best describes the Chandler house?

5. Who refuses to let David spend the night at the Chandler's?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Meg's response when David reminds her she can escape?

2. What does David admit in Chapter 34?

3. Who has nightmares about Meg and what do they do about them?

4. When David goes into the Chandler basement in Chapter 27, what does David find?

5. What does David admit about Meg and the abuse against her in Chapter 29?

6. After David stays away from Donny for some time, what does he then learn from Donny about the treatment Meg is currently enduring?

7. What causes David to realize he is among savages?

8. Discuss the things that each character does to Meg while she is captured in the basement at the Chandler house.

9. Who arrives at the Chandler home in Chapter 37 and what is the result of the visit?

10. Discuss the plan that David and Susan concoct in order to escape the Chandler basement.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the time period of the story and the role the setting of the 1950's plays on the events that occur.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of foils in the story and the effect they have on the story.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationship between Meg and Susan and the role it plays in the story.

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