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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 frightening procedure is performed on an unconscious Luke in Section IV, Chapter 25?

2. Of what animal does Luke receive an image at the end of Section IV, Chapter 29?

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

4. Whom does Luke recognize upon going to Level B in Section III, Chapter 7?

5. According to Luke in Section IV, Chapter 17, what has changed him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the reader learn about Luke's abilities in Section II, Chapter 3?

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

3. Why does Tim get off the flight to New York in Section I, Chapter 1?

4. How does Luke help Maureen in Section IV, Chapter 10? What does he learn?

5. What plan does Avery tell Luke about in the middle of the night during Section IV, Chapter 29?

6. Which individual does Luke meet in Section IV, Chapter 23? What does this person say to him?

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

8. What advice does George offer Luke in Section III, Chapter 4?

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

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 how the story of Samson is symbolic of the events of the novel. Who, in the novel, is Samson? Who are the Philistines?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Luke and Avery. How are they similar, and how are they different? Support your answers with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop and strengthen the theme of the goodness of a flawed America.

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