Parable of the Sower Quizzes

Parable of the Sower Quiz 1

1 In what year does the novel begin?
1849

2024

2016

2424
2 What is Lauren's unusual ability?
Hyperempathy

Ability to hear the voices of angels

Time travel

Shapeshifting
3 What can Lauren do with her ability?
Act as a human voodoo doll

Move through time

Change form

Feel the pain of others
4 What is the occupation of Lauren's father
Doctor

Carpenter

Aid worker

Baptist minister
5 What does Lauren dream about the night before her baptism?
She has become a bird

She kills her father.

She is flying through a burning house

She is leading a band of rebels
6 Where does Lauren live?
On Mars

In a tiny village in the mountains

In a walled community in California

On an island off South Carolina
7 On her journey outside of the walled neighborhood, what is NOT one of the things that Lauren sees?
A woman with a bruised face

Corpses

A tiger

A bloody child
8 What best describes Lauren's idea of God?
A toymaker

A judge

A king

None of the above
9 What political event is occurring in Chapter 3?
A mayoral election

A presidential election

A change of dynasty

A trial by combat
10 What event on the mission to Mars does Lauren find particularly moving?
The discovery of water

The discovery of extraterrestrial life

The successful settling of colonists

The death of a female astronaut
11 What series of events shows the state of the city outside of the neighborhood walls?
Water sellers are being killed and robbed

New businesses are opening up successfully

Kaiju have destroyed most of Los Angeles

Dogs now run major parts of the city
12 What precious item does the Yannis family own?
A swimming pool

An iPod

A television

A washing machine
13 How did the Yannis family make money from their possession?
They would invite people in to watch TV and then sell them food

They would wash people's clothes

They would play music from the 90s

They would play old home videos for a price
14 What happens to Mrs. Sims?
She kills herself

She gets a job in a company town

She leaves the neighborhood

She is lit on fire
15 What was NOT one of the things to happen to Mrs Sims?
She was raped

She lost her job

She was robbed

Her son's family was killed
16 What does Mrs Sim's death inspire Lauren to do?
Write down some of her thoughts on God

Devote herself to her family

See the world outside the walls

Vow to never have children
17 What best describes Lauren's beliefs in God?
God is change

God is karma

God is like a father

God does not exist in any way
18 What is another aspect of Lauren's personal religious beliefs?
To exchange, something of equal value must be lost

What we do comes back to us

Jesus Christ is God incarnate

human beings are both shaped by God and shapers of God
19 What is President Donner's policy to stimulate the economy?
He will take massive loans from China

He will create jobs for people to build basic infrastructure

He plans to suspend laws around environmental protection, minimum wage, and worker protection

He will give a thousand dollars to every family
20 What is President Donner's plan for the space missions?
He will dismantle the "wasteful" space programs

He will establish a colony on Mars

He will fund the space program from his own personal fortune

He will seek intelligent extraterrestrial life
21 What did Amy Dunn do to her family's house?
She burned the whole house down

She knocked out a window

She scribbled on all the walls

She set fire to the garage
22 Why did no one call the fire department?
The fire was too small

The fire department no longer exists

The fire department would not get there in time

The fire department charges a fee
23 How was Amy conceived?
Her mother Tracy was assaulted repeatedly by a relative

Her mother got pregnant at age 17

Her father is unknown

Her parents married polygamously
24 How is Amy Dunn treated by her family?
She is doted upon

She is treated like any other child

She is generally neglected

Her mother focuses on teaching her math and chemistry
25 What does Lauren do for Amy?
Shares pain with her

Allows her into her kindergarten class despite her age

Gives her a toy

Lets her move into her house