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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 kind of animal does Charlie compare the man who wants to kill him to?

2. What returns to Charlie as he drinks water?

3. Why does Alex think Charlie can't understand him?

4. Who beat Charlie in a spar on his last day of normalcy?

5. What is Charlie strapped to at the beginning of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Charlie worry about at the end of his demonstration?

2. What caused a major change in Alex?

3. What does Charlie see when he wakes up at the beginning of the book?

4. How does Charlie get free from the chair he is strapped to?

5. How did Charlie prepare to perform his demonstration?

6. How do the men in the strange room plan to kill Charlie?

7. How does Charlie handle the conflict with Alex's friends outside the dojo?

8. What warning does Alex give his friends about Charlie?

9. How did Charlie's demonstration get off to a bad start?

10. Why does Charlie get nervous about the demonstration he is to give at school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 3

Belonging and security were two themes present in this novel. Where did these themes appear, and which characters were most motivated by them?

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