John Wyndham: The Chrysalids: Practice Questions

• a.It is a peace treaty between Waknuk and the Fringes.
• b.It is a guide for the Sealand people to find new telepaths.
• c.It serves as a strict religious and genetic standard to identify and eliminate mutations.
• d.It is a scientific document used to advance medical technology.

• a.Axel maintains that the 'Definition of Man' is a literal scientific law that cannot be questioned.
• b.Axel argues that the Sealand people are the only true descendants of the Old People.
• c.Axel acknowledges the existence of different cultures and variations of 'normality' based on his travels as a sailor.
• d.Axel believes that all mutations should be immediately executed rather than exiled.

• a.His leadership of the Fringes proves that the 'Definition of Man' is a necessary tool for maintaining social order.
• b.His alliance with David suggests that the telepaths and the physical mutants share identical goals for the future.
• c.His attempt to reclaim Waknuk represents a desire to return to the religious orthodoxy he was raised in.
• d.As Joseph's elder brother, his exile demonstrates that even family is sacrificed to maintain ideological purity and the authority of the 'true image.'

• a.She has patches of white hair from birth.
• b.She possesses a long, vestigial tail.
• c.She has a large red birthmark on her face.
• d.She has six toes on each foot.

• a.A return to the primitive agricultural lifestyles of the Old People.
• b.The belief that evolution is inevitable and that telepathy is the next necessary stage of human development.
• c.A pacifist ideology that refuses to use violence even for self-preservation.
• d.The total rejection of any form of technology in favor of psychic abilities.

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