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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 website does Luke access in Section IV, Chapter 3?

2. What is the name of the new boy who attacks Avery in Section IV, Chapter 12?

3. According to Gladys in Section III, Chapter 8, when will Luke go back home?

4. When Luke wakes up in Section II, Chapter 7, what is missing from his room?

5. What is the name of the maid Luke meets in Section II, Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Luke taken in Section II, Chapter 6?

2. What does Luke think is odd about the Institute's tests, as explained in Section IV, Chapter 27?

3. What happens when Luke is given an injection in Section IV, Chapter 13?

4. What does Mr. Greer tell Luke's parents in Section II, Chapter 1?

5. Explain the circumstances that led to Tim resigning from the police force, as he explains in Section I, Chapter 6.

6. How is Luke demeaned in Section IV, Chapter 8? Why, according to Luke is this done?

7. What information does Sheriff John learn about Time in Section I, Chapter 8?

8. What information does the reader learn about Luke's abilities in Section IV, Chapter 17?

9. Name and describe two residents of DuPray that Tim befriends in Section I, Chapter 11.

10. What information does Avery have in Section IV, Chapter 11? How does he come by this knowledge?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Mrs. Sigsby’s contradictory characteristics. In what ways is she a good person? In what ways is she a bad one?

Essay Topic 2

The power of information and knowledge is a major theme of the novel. Choose three situations in which the power of information is illustrated. Explain how each situation illustrates the power of information and knowledge.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the novel, The Institute. How does the title reflect the main characters? How does the title reflect the novel’s themes? How does the title’s meaning change over the course of the novel?

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