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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 protein indicates a high likelihood of psychic ability, as explained in Section VI, Chapter 1?
2. In Section VII, Chapter 25, what is Luke's reaction to seeing the inside of Ward A?
3. According to Kalisha in Section V, Chapter 4, what awful side effect do those in Back Half experience?
4. In Section VI, Chapter 19, Stackhouse says Luke will end up in one of which two towns?
5. How does Mrs. Sigsby feel as she walks through Back Half in Section VI, Chapter 9?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Fred Clark? What does he discover in Section VI, Chapter 2?
2. What movie are the children shown in Section VII, Chapter 13? What is the ultimate outcome of this film, according to Kalisha?
3. How does Luke dismantle the reasoning behind Smith's use of precognatives in Section IX, Chapter 1?
4. What is on Maureen's flash drive, as revealed in Section VII, Chapter 20 and 23?
5. Section V, Chapter 1, how does Luke change after learning his parents are gone? What are the results of this change?
6. What happens to the surviving children in Section IX?
7. What happens to the children in Back Half at the end of Section VII?
8. According to Smith in Section IX, Chapter 1, how many other Institutes were there? What happened to them?
9. What information does Luke learn from Kalisha in Section V, Chapter 4?
10. What instructions does Stackhouse give Gladys in Section VIII, Chapter 39?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Luke experiences great change over the course of the novel. In what ways does he change and in what ways does he remain the same? By the novel’s end, is he better for these changes? What makes you say this? Explain your opinion using examples from the text.
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
Discuss Mrs. Sigsby’s contradictory characteristics. In what ways is she a good person? In what ways is she a bad one?
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