View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Section V, Chapter 20, what does Luke use to dig a hole under the fence?

2. According to Kalisha in Section V, Chapter 4, what does Dr. Hendricks hold at the end of every movie?

3. How does Stackhouse prevent the children of Back Half from reaching the Front Half in Section VII, Chapter 27?

4. According to Luke in Section IX, Chapter 6, who is the real hero of this story?

5. What is Avery's final thought in Section VIII, Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

1. Section V, Chapter 1, how does Luke change after learning his parents are gone? What are the results of this change?

2. Describe Luke's journey by train at the end of Section VI. What happens when he jumps off the train?

3. Who is Fred Clark? What does he discover in Section VI, Chapter 2?

4. What is on Maureen's flash drive, as revealed in Section VII, Chapter 20 and 23?

5. After going down the river in Section V, Chapter 22, where does Luke get off? What is his likely destination, as explained in Section V, Chapter 23?

6. What is BDNF, as explained in Section VI, Chapter 1? What does it mean for the Institute?

7. What demands does Luke make of Stackhouse in Section VIII, Chapter 6?

8. Describe the death of Avery Dixon in Section VIII, Chapter 25.

9. How does Mrs. Sigsby die in Section VIII, Chapter 22?

10. How does Luke dismantle the reasoning behind Smith's use of precognatives in Section IX, Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay defining love from the perspective of three different characters. What is love, according to these characters? How do the choices made by these characters reflect these values?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the author’s choice to tell this story by using an omniscient perspective. How does viewing the action through the eyes of an omniscient narrator affect the story? How would the book be different if the story was told through just one perspective?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 852 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample