WorksheetsThe Children of Men
Total questions: 96
Worksheet time: 48mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The position of Warden of England has officially replaced which other title?
a)
Minister of State
b)
King of England
c)
Chancellor of Defense
d)
Prime Minister
2.
Which is the Year Omega
a)
1990
b)
2000
c)
1995
d)
1992
3.
Theo's birthday falls on what holiday
a)
Easter
b)
New Year's Day
c)
Christmas Day
d)
Guy Fox Day
4.
What is Xan's home in Dorset called?
a)
Oxford
b)
Woolcombe
c)
Vauxhall
d)
Andover
5.
Xan and Theo are both named after whom?
a)
Biblical figures
b)
Forefathers
c)
Authors
d)
Uncles
6.
Xan and Theo salute which historical moment on the bridge near Xan's home?
a)
The death of five young Cavaliers
b)
The death of Princess Diana
c)
The Year Omega
d)
The formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
7.
Where is Theo's bedroom in Xan's home?
a)
In the basement
b)
Next to Xan's
c)
In the servant's quarters
d)
He shares a room with Xan
8.
What does the Baronet buy Theo?
a)
New shoes
b)
A dog
c)
A computer
d)
A bike
9.
Xan's large home becomes what in later years?
a)
A mental hospital
b)
A church
c)
A nursing home
d)
A school
10.
How does Theo's father die?
a)
Heart attack
b)
Cancer
c)
AIDS
d)
He was murdered
11.
What reoccurring nightmare does Theo have of his father?
a)
His father hanging by a noose
b)
His father in excruciating pain on his deathbed
c)
His father beating him
d)
His father standing at the foot of Theo's bed with an infected stub finger
12.
What does Theo's mother do for extra money during his youth?
a)
Replicate prints.
b)
Give piano lessons
c)
Waitress
d)
Tutor French
13.
What is Theo's daughter's name?
a)
Natalie
b)
Anna
c)
Sarah
d)
Helena
14.
What do Theo and his wife do shortly after the death of their daughter?
a)
Have a son
b)
Move closer to the city
c)
Quit their jobs
d)
Divorce
15.
Who does Theo's wife leave him for?
a)
A Polish playwright
b)
A children's doctor
c)
The neighbour who saw Theo run over their daughter
d)
A poster and dust jacket designer
16.
What two part-time jobs does Theo accept as part of his cousin's plan?
a)
In a hospital and doing house maintenance
b)
Giving museum tours and fixing cars
c)
In a library and on a neighboring farm
d)
In an attorney's office and police dispatching
17.
How does Theo remember Julian from when he taught her in class?
a)
Naive
b)
Narcissistic
c)
Unsettling
d)
Outspoken
18.
What is Julian's most notable physical feature?
a)
She's missing a thumb
b)
Bright blue eyes
c)
A disfigured hand
d)
Thick eyebrows
19.
How does Theo know Jasper?
a)
He used to play with Theo and Xan
b)
They studied at University together
c)
He was his old professor
d)
He was his daughter's godfather
20.
Where is Jasper considering moving to?
a)
New York
b)
Oxford
c)
Greece
d)
Paris
21.
What are Sojourners?
a)
Omegas from other countries paid to do servant's work
b)
Violent women disillusioned about their infertility
c)
Religious preachers who promise damnation
d)
Gypsies that rob the elderly
22.
What does the Church of England replace the sign of the cross with?
a)
A golden orb
b)
A lightbulb
c)
A flower
d)
A mother nursing her child
23.
What is the Quietus?
a)
Scientists use stem cells to breed a new human race
b)
The elderly perform a mass suicide
c)
Women are injected with questionable fertility drugs
d)
Rioting by renegades
24.
What is on Hilda's cardigan when Theo visits her home?
a)
A crucifix
b)
Congealed food
c)
A pin of a newborn
d)
Blood
25.
Why are more and more people moving into cities?
a)
Company and services
b)
Cheaper housing, as rural areas become expensive to maintain
c)
The only jobs left are in the cities
d)
Fear of gypsies in the country
26.
Why does the priest demand that Theo leave the church before eleven?
a)
There is a mass
b)
There is a christening
c)
There is a funeral
d)
There is a wedding
27.
Who is Rolf?
a)
Theo's friend from college
b)
Julian's husband
c)
Julian's brother
d)
A priest
28.
Who are the Grenadiers?
a)
A band
b)
Xan's private army
c)
Serial killers
d)
Terrorists
29.
When Miriam buries her brother's ashes, what does she say?
a)
"He had died for this nation's paranoia, this unnerving fear of what isn't. You must help us, Theo."
b)
"Pouring the ashes into ground, watching them collapse upon another... it was how I knew what I must do."
c)
"I remember that it was raining and when I poured the white grit into the hole it was as if the whole garden was crying."
d)
"What pain there is in being sent a loved one in the mail, burying them alone, and living to see they've died for nothing."
30.
Where does Theo tell the Five Fishes he will go after he meets them for the first time?
a)
The Sojourners' headquarters
b)
Quietus
c)
St. Margaret's Church
d)
The Isle of Man
31.
Who has Theo previously been to Blythburgh with?
a)
His ex-wife and daughter
b)
Xan and his family
c)
His first girlfriend
d)
His parents
32.
What does Theo eat at the inn?
a)
Bangers and mash
b)
Lasagna
c)
Meat pies
d)
Fish and chips
33.
Why does Theo believe the old women have been drugged?
a)
They speak in made-up languages
b)
They attack one another
c)
They twirl and dance
d)
They sing children's songs
34.
Who does Theo recognize struggling near the ocean?
a)
Helena
b)
His mother
c)
Hilda
d)
Xan's mother
35.
Who attacks Theo at the Quietus he witnesses?
a)
A soldier
b)
A police officer
c)
A Sojourner
d)
Someone he tries to stop from committing suicide
36.
What importance is Theo's visit to the bed and breakfast?
a)
The owner sees him as a sign from God
b)
He stops a robbery
c)
Theo and the owner are strongly attracted to one another
d)
Theo learns of the truth behind what occurs at Blythburgh
37.
What museum does Chapter 10 center around?
a)
The Archaeology Museum
b)
The Cast Museum
c)
The Wax Museum
d)
The Art Museum
38.
Who introduces Theo to the museum in Chapter 10?
a)
His mother
b)
Helena
c)
Xan
d)
His favourite professor
39.
Why is Digby afraid of Theo?
a)
He thinks he recognizes him as someone who attacked him in the street
b)
He fears he will alert the state that he needs to be taken to the Quietus
c)
Theo threatened him
d)
He is crazy
40.
What display of the museum has Xan always preferred?
a)
The Impressionists paintings
b)
The mummies
c)
The early classical male statues
d)
The evolution exhibit
41.
Where is Digby from?
a)
Cardiff
b)
Wimbledon
c)
Brighton
d)
Merton
42.
Why does Theo come to the museum in the first place?
a)
He wants to reconnect with the memories of his daughter
b)
To meet Julian
c)
He misses his childhood days with Xan
d)
To leave his response for the Five Fishes
43.
What is Theo's old driver's name?
a)
Martin
b)
George
c)
Edwin
d)
Leo
44.
What is Theo's job with Xan?
a)
Minister for Justice and State Security
b)
Advisor
c)
Secretary
d)
Minister of Historic Record
45.
Who beat themselves for the sin of mankind?
a)
Flagellants
b)
Evangelicals
c)
Sojourners
d)
Youth groups
46.
Where is Theo meeting Xan on behalf of the Five Fishes in Chapter 11?
a)
Windsor Castle
b)
London
c)
Xan's old home
d)
The University
47.
How does the driver describe the flagellants?
a)
"A rabble of no-hopers."
b)
"A horde of vile beasts unworthy of breath."
c)
"A group adding nothing more than insult to injury."
d)
"An obnoxious reminder to our fate."
48.
How long ago does Theo leave his job with Xan?
a)
One year
b)
Three years
c)
Five years
d)
Four years
49.
In Chapter 12, who else is at the meeting with Xan that Theo thought would be private?
a)
State Security Police
b)
Army officers
c)
The Council
d)
The Five Fishes
50.
"I never understood Dr. Faron's precise function when he was Warden's Adviser and it hasn't become clearer with his absence and the passing of three years." Who says this?
a)
Martin
b)
Harriet
c)
Carl
d)
Felicia
51.
What is the first of the Five Fishes' concerns that Theo speaks of at the meeting in Chapter 12?
a)
The Isle of Man
b)
The Sojourners
c)
The Quietus
d)
An election
52.
Who points out Felicia's making money out of the former system of criminal prosecution?
a)
Harriet
b)
Carl
c)
Theo
d)
Xan
53.
Who is the last character to speak in Chapter 12?
a)
The Grenadier
b)
Felicia
c)
Theo
d)
Xan
54.
What does Theo expect at the end of his meeting with Xan?
a)
A door to be slammed behind him
b)
Another snide remark from Felicia
c)
Xan to ask Theo to return to work for him
d)
The clamp of the Grenadier's hand
55.
What is Xan wearing when he surprises Theo at the car in Chapter 13?
a)
A tweed coat
b)
A feathered hat
c)
A pinstriped suit
d)
A fur-lined jacket
56.
Where does Xan take Theo to walk after their meeting?
a)
A promenade
b)
Along the river
c)
The park
d)
The courtyard
57.
Whose sperm is tested as mandated by British law?
a)
Any man without a criminal record
b)
All men
c)
University degree holding men
d)
That of healthy and pre-selected men
58.
How long has it been since Xan went to the home he grew up in?
a)
Fifteen years
b)
Five years
c)
Six months
d)
Two years
59.
What secret of his father does Xan reveal to Theo while they walk in the park?
a)
He was gay
b)
He was a criminal
c)
He kept mistresses
d)
He was a drug addict
60.
Which of Shakespeare's plays is referred to at the end of Chapter 13?
a)
The Tempest
b)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
c)
Hamlet
d)
Macbeth
61.
What about Oxford does Theo now have trouble accepting as he walks through the streets after his meeting with Xan?
a)
Emptiness
b)
The Omega's snobbery
c)
The streams of porn shops
d)
Lack of intellectual energy
62.
Where does Theo go in Oxford in Chapter 14?
a)
The pub
b)
The library
c)
The chapel
d)
The museum
63.
Who is Theo meeting in Chapter 14?
a)
Miriam
b)
Helena
c)
Julian
d)
Rolf
64.
Finish the quote. "If we are dying we can die as human beings, not as _____."
a)
Bacteria
b)
Monsters
c)
Devils
d)
Animals
65.
When Theo is frustrated during his conversation in Chapter 14, what does the author say he wishes to do?
a)
Jump into traffic
b)
Pray for mercy
c)
Bang his head
d)
Fall to the ground
66.
What does Theo still refuse to believe about Xan after he has met with him for the first time in years?
a)
He is evil
b)
He likes the idea of the Man Penal Colony
c)
He has become religious
d)
He is unloved
67.
How does the author describe the drawing on the Five Fishes' pamphlet that Theo has been delivered?
a)
Beautiful
b)
Disturbing
c)
Bland
d)
Intricate
68.
Who is the Five Fishes' pamphlet addressed to?
a)
To the citizens of the world
b)
To those concerned with injustice
c)
To Xan Lyppiatt and the Council of England
d)
To the people of Britain
69.
Which is not a demand of the Five Fishes as printed on their pamphlet?
a)
End the Quietus
b)
Provide meals for the homeless
c)
End fertility testing
d)
Liberate the Isle of Man
70.
What are Theo's thoughts towards England holding a general election?
a)
He doesn't bother to care about things like that
b)
He would like to run against his cousin
c)
He agrees with the Five Fishes, and hopes to see Xan lose
d)
He thinks it would be disruptive and Xan would win anyway
71.
What does Theo do with the Five Fishes' pamphlet?
a)
Wrote his grocery list over it
b)
Showed it to Helena
c)
Flushed it down the toilet
d)
Saved it in his diary
72.
What does Theo regret of himself in the last sentence of Chapter 15?
a)
He regrets leaving his job with Xan
b)
He wishes Julian loved him
c)
He misses having a family
d)
He wishes he had the group's passion
73.
What is Helena's cat named?
a)
Muffin
b)
Julia
c)
Mathilda
d)
Peppy
74.
What are the legal requirements regarding newborn domestic animals?
a)
A male and a female from each litter may be kept
b)
A local council-person picks the best of the litter to survive, the rest are destroyed
c)
All are humanely euthanized
d)
Only one female from the first litter, and one male from the second may be kept
75.
On what anniversary that Helena seems ignorant of does she call Theo on the phone?
a)
One year since she left him.
b)
Thirty years since they married
c)
One year since his mother died
d)
Twenty-seven years since their daughter died
76.
Why does Theo believe that Helena speaks poorly of him to Rupert?
a)
Rupert gives him uncomfortable glances whenever they meet
b)
He regrets being verbally abusive to her in the past, and she is very vocal about it now
c)
A mutual friend has told him that she does so
d)
He hadn't seen her exercise better control of herself with any other subject
77.
Why is Helena accepted into Oxford University when she is young?
a)
Her father was well respected and she had expensive schooling growing up
b)
She was a very talented artist and received a scholarship
c)
She was a genius. Theo was jealous of her
d)
Her father gave a large donation
78.
What is Helena's opinion of the Sojourners that she talks about in Chapter 16?
a)
They are lucky to be here, and no one's forced them to come
b)
There should be stronger mandates as to how many are allowed in the country
c)
They shouldn't be completely liberated, but perhaps given better pay and rights
d)
They should be free as any other citizen
79.
Which word does the author NOT use to describe the Omega officer who visits Theo's home?
a)
Expressionless
b)
Robust
c)
Elegant
d)
Saturnine
80.
What is the name of the course Theo has taught to the Chief Inspector's niece?
a)
History in Elizabethan Literature
b)
Victorian Life and Times
c)
Philosophy of Omega
d)
Philosophy of Elizabethan England
81.
"I wouldn't say the Tudor age was uniquely cruel... They died young in those days. Every age has its cruelties." Who says this?
a)
The Chief Inspector
b)
Theo
c)
Xan
d)
Oliver Cathcart
82.
How does the Chief Inspector respond when Theo insists that the search of his home begin promptly?
a)
He questions why Theo would assume he was being searched
b)
He is annoyed by Theo's assertiveness, and searches the home himself
c)
He obliges and sends Cathcart to begin
d)
He leaves the room to make a call
83.
How does Theo describe the destruction of ramps at the Quietus to the Chief Inspector?
a)
Inappropriate, but commendable
b)
Merely a shame
c)
An irritating inconvenience
d)
A disrespectful debacle
84.
What is Theo's opinion of the Chief Inspector at the end of Chapter 17?
a)
A coward, fulfilling his need for pre-measured authority
b)
An aging and foul-smelling, wishful hero who missed his chance
c)
A terrifying bureaucrat capable of unspeakable evil
d)
A respectable administer of order, unusual for the times
85.
What is Theo's purpose for keeping a diary?
a)
To recount his life for whomever may find the book
b)
It's a self-exploring, emotional release
c)
To log the second half of his life's memories for his own enjoyment later
d)
Simply to pass the time
86.
How many times does Theo lie to the State Security Police when they visit him?
a)
One
b)
Five times
c)
Twice
d)
He didn't
87.
For whom is there still law and order in England?
a)
Intellectuals
b)
All Europeans
c)
Britons
d)
The wealthy
88.
What does Theo expect in the near future as he contemplates his meeting with the SSP?
a)
He is positive the SSP have the Five Fishes, and their assassination is imminent
b)
The SSP will visit again, and will behave far less amicably
c)
He thinks Xan will tap his house and phone lines
d)
The SSP will immediately inform the Council of their opinion, and Theo expects a subpoena
89.
After his thoughts swirl from the visit of the SSP and then the Five Fishes, what does Theo ponder next in Chapter 18?
a)
Traveling
b)
Dinner
c)
Hilda
d)
Helena
90.
What does Theo decide with regards to trying to contact the Five Fishes at the end of Chapter 18?
a)
He is awaiting the location of his next meeting with Julian
b)
He must only wait
c)
He will search for one of them, he just doesn't know who yet
d)
He will search the university's past records to find Julian's contact information
91.
Where does Theo see Julian in Chapter 19?
a)
Church
b)
The doctor's office
c)
The market
d)
A coffee shop
92.
How does Theo approach Julian when he sees her for the first time since the SSP came to his home?
a)
He follows her and embarrasses himself by walking into an old woman
b)
He avoids her at first, overwhelmed by his feelings, but decides he must warn her
c)
He follows her, thinking of her lovingly, and finally says hello when she has almost left
d)
He goes up to her immediately and tells her he needs to speak with her about the SSP.
93.
How does Julian respond to the news of the SSP?
a)
She says they have been to her, too
b)
She is not concerned
c)
She is concerned they are being watched
d)
She suggests that Theo leave town
94.
What does Theo notice after talking to Julian for a few minutes in Chapter 19?
a)
She has gained weight
b)
She looks older and tired
c)
She looks more beautiful then he remembered
d)
Her hand is deformed
95.
What promise does Theo leave Julian with after he tells her of the SSP's visit?
a)
He will talk to Xan again
b)
He will not rest until the Five Fishes' goals are met
c)
The Five Fishes may use his country home for safety
d)
He will faithfully come if ever sent for
96.
What does Theo say that he will do with the diary entry that is Chapter 19?
a)
It was the most therapeutic of any other
b)
He will tear it out
c)
He will use it as compost
d)
He will save it for Julian to read one day
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