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Chrysalids Chapter 7-12
Chrysalids Chapter 7-12
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Review quiz for Chapters 7-12 of John Wyndam's The Chrysalids!
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1
An echelon is...
an arrangement of men in a series of rows
an arrangement of animals by breed
a group of people or items sorted by importance
an arrangement of weapons by type
2
Why does Aunt Harriet visit David's mother at this time?
She had a boy and wanted a girl
Her husband kicked her out for birthing a deviate
She came to see the Strorm baby
She wants to switch the babies before inspection
3
Why is the strength of Petra's call dangerous to the group?
They cannot communicate when she calls
It could cause a war with the telepaths in The Fringes
It forces them to do things they don't want to
It could bring other telepaths to Waknuk
4
Why is no mention made of Petra's birth?
She was stillborn
The Strorm's wanted a boy
She has not been inspected
She has a visible deviation
5
Who assists Rosalind in her escape?
Her father
Her mother
Her half-uncle
Her sister
6
Petra mentions the faraway lady making “think shapes." From where do the think shapes come?
The Black Coasts
The Badlands
Sealand
The Wild Country
7
What causes the group's flight?
David and Rosalind were taken
Petra has been murdered after exposing her deviation
Sally and Katherine were taken
The group has been exposed
8
How does David's mother respond to Harriet's request?
Helps her sister
Refuses to help and calls the baby a monster
Reports her to the inspector
Please with Joseph to spare her sister's baby
9
What happened to Walter Brent, the telepath the Group lost communication with?
Banished to the Fringes
Killed by a falling tree
Killed by the inspector
Burned at the stake
10
Poker-work texts are...
blacksmith training programs
passages in the Bible against gambling
home-made quilts
burning sayings or proverbs into wood or leather
11
A trap (in Chapter 7) is..
a hat that hides part of the face
a metal wire for hunting animals
a place to store food
a light,horse-drawn cart
12
Who killed Alan?
Rachel
David
Rosalind
Uncle Axel
13
Why does David know about this land?
He had such visionshimself when he was a child
He has matured in his powers of psychic projection.
He has had a detailed geography lesson from Uncle Axel.
He once made telepathic contact with the Sealanders
14
About what are the authorities most upset regarding the group?
They are willing to be "abominations" forever
They can control things with their minds
They are the largest group of deviations to ever be found
Nothing physically is different about them
15
About what does David dream this time?
His father about to kill Sophie
The Group being found and banished
His father about to kill Petra
His father about to kill him
16
What does Rosalind do that she finds to be traumatic?
She kills a mutant that is going to attack them
She killsa man who’d found their trail
She has to kill a member of the Group to save the rest
She walks into the Fringes
17
Why is Anne's marriage a scary concept for the group?
The manshe wants to marry is Alan Ervin, who gave up Sophie
This marriage will permanently break up The Group
Anne willhave to hide her ability
Michael wants to marry Anne
18
How did Aunt Harriet and her child die?
Shot with arrows
Burned alive
Drowned in a river
Stoned to death
19
Abnegation is..
denial and rejection
shock and awe
happiness and celebration
sadness and shame
20
A tribunal is...
A sacrificial fire
When a tribe meets to discuss their next move
Gathering of people to decide what kind of crops to plant
a court of justice; a court to rule on deviations
21
What does it mean to hobble the horses?
Hide them in a room with hay floors
Tighten their horseshoes to train them not to run
tie their legs together so they can graze but not runaway
When a horses leg breaks from working too hard
22
What happened to Anne?
She ran away after Alan's death
She successfully exposed the Group thinking they killed Alan
She committed suicide
She sacrificed herself as a deviation to protect the Group
23
What does the group decide that they cannot do?
They cannot all respond to Petra's call again
They cannot be separated
They cannot run to the Fringes
They cannot hide from the Inspector
24
What do David and the group decide to do to Petra if necessary?
Sacrifice her to the Inspector
Kill her
Block her out of their thoughts
Send her to the Fringes
25
What did Anne do before she died that endangered the group?
Told Alan she was a telepath
She went to Joseph Strorm about the telepaths
Wrote a memoir about her life as a telepath
Confessed to the inspector about telepathy
26
What happens to Anne's letter that denounced the group?
The neighbor exposed the group with it
The inspector found it
It was buried with Anne
Rachel burned it
27
What is the punishment for having three babies who do not pass inspection?
The baby would be sacrificed
The father could have the mother banished
The mother would be put to death
The entire family would be banished
28
What is a spoor?
a trail or track
a mushroom
a weapon
a tool for farmers
29
How did David and The Others discover that Petra was one of them?
she sent a thought calming shape to Rosalind
she told David about her dreams
she sent a strong thought shape when drowning
she was tortured then told
30
What prayer did David repeat to God each night?
Please, allow the deviates to return
Please, strike down my father
Please, let me wake up normal
Please, stop creating deviates
31
How are Petra's communications different from everyone else's?
she was evil
she was stronger and could command
her thought shapes were actually words
she spoke a different language
32
Orthodoxy refers to...
a person who is perpetually clumsy
two things that contrast each other
a deviation of the mind
a sound and correct opinion
33
In his sermon, what reason does Joseph give for why Aunt Harriet produced a "defilement?"
She was a weak woman
Her thoughts were unpure
All of the above
She had sinned
34
What happened to Petra's pony?
It ran away while she was in the woods
It was killed by a mutant
It protected her from a mutant
It bucked her off when it was spooked in the woods
35
What happened to Aunt Harriet at the end of the chapter?
She commits suicide
She kills the Inspector
She slaps her sister
She runs away with the baby
36
Stooking involves..
wearing a close-fitting garment covering the foot/thigh.
putting sheafs of grain into mounds for drying and curing
adding more kindling to increase the intensity of a fire
torturing someone with a blacksmith's hot tool
37
Why did the author include Old Jacob as a character in the novel?
a mentor for the Group
a contrast to the Group
he's actually David's Grandfather
a character to symbolize religious extremism
38
What does Uncle Axel say makes a man?
Courage
Emotions
Strength
Mind
39
Funking is when..
the people of Waknuk celebrate a Good Season
the Inspector is proven wrong in court
the horses stables have not been cleaned
a person shrinks back because of fear or uncertainty
40
What does Uncle Axel suggest as a solution to the problem of Anne and Alan?
Kidnap Anne and take her to the Fringes
Kill Anne
Force Anne and Alan to move away from Waknuk
Turn in Anne
41
What reason did Old Jacob have for the problems with the crops and animals in the community?
deviations were not being dealt with harshly enough
there were secret deviations
people of the Fringes were sabotaging Waknuk
people were not attending church regularly
42
What is happening to Sally and Katherine?
They are appointed leaders of the search party for the Group
They are being sacrificed to God to prevent Tribulation
They are being sterilized
They are being tortured for information
43
Why are David and Rosalind no longer allowed to see each other?
David is in love with Rachel and she is jealous of Rosalind
David needs to teach Petra without distraction
Their fathers are enemies
Rosalind has turned on David and the rest of the Group
44
Who is the stranger the group meets in the woods after saving Petra?
Joseph Strorm in disguise
Jerome Skinner
Spiderman
Angus Morton
45
Other than David and Petra, what two members of the group were siblings?
Sally and Katherine
Anne and Rachel
Rosalind and Michael
Mark and Walter
