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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 is the alarm sound for Jill's house?

2. Where do the children plan to get guns and ammunition for their home defense plan?

3. Where does Lisa put the watch after she checks the time?

4. What is the snack Lisa is going to serve to the children who attend the meeting?

5. How fast do Craig and Lisa drive on their way home from the warehouse that first night?

Short Essay Questions

1. Briefly describe the story Lisa tells Todd the night after the gang steals the food Lisa brought from the farm.

2. Lisa talks to Todd about her sense of accomplishment. What does she say about it?

3. How do Lisa and Todd arrange an alarm system to alert them to intruders?

4. What are some of the suggestions the other children have as an alternative to forming a militia?

5. What is Craig thinking as he and Lisa go to the warehouse in two cars one night?

6. What does Lisa think about while she and Todd are eating dinner?

7. Describe what Lisa imagines she'll find in a grocery warehouse and how she comes up with the idea.

8. What are some of the things Lisa takes from the house she breaks into?

9. How does Lisa explain the word "logical" to Todd?

10. Briefly describe the letter Lisa finds on the table in the farm house.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Lisa believe that the city is better than the farm? Why does Craig believe the farm is better than the city? Which is correct?

Essay Topic 2

How does Lisa survive in the first months after the plague? What is it that keeps her motivated? What are her biggest concerns?

Essay Topic 3

List at least two important lessons Lisa learns over the course of the story. How does she learn each lesson? How does each help her in her role as leader?

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