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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gets three warnings due to a charley horse in Chapter 2?
(a) Baker.
(b) McVries.
(c) Curley.
(d) Stebbins.

2. How many boys die during Part I of "The Long Walk"?
(a) Five.
(b) Eight.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

3. Who wears horn-rimmed glasses with lenses like the bottom of Coke bottles?
(a) Stebbins.
(b) Olson.
(c) Baker.
(d) Pearson.

4. What is the third boy who gets shot wearing?
(a) Denim jacket and jeans.
(b) Blue sweater and white clamdiggers.
(c) Red tee shirt and black pants.
(d) Sweatshirt and baggy camouflage pants.

5. Garraty recalls reading a story in eighth grade about the crowds that gather at fatal accidents. Who wrote the story?
(a) Isaac Asimov.
(b) Stephen King.
(c) Ray Bradbury.
(d) Ernest Hemingway.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the abandoned, crumbling building have written across it?

2. Who approaches the Walkers at 5:30 a.m. on May 2?

3. When Chapter 8 begins, Ray vows to wait until at least what time before he eats anything?

4. How many boys receive their ticket on the hill in Chapter 4?

5. When the boys "wake" in Chapter 6, what does McVries offer Garraty to eat?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the first spectators that the Walkers see soon after 5 a.m. in Chapter 6?

2. What happens to Percy's mother in Chapter 3?

3. What happens to Walker number 9?

4. What causes Garraty to almost lose it in Chapter 8, and how does McVries help him?

5. Garraty wants to know why there aren't more people watching the Long Walk in Chapter 8. Who explains why and what is the explanation?

6. What happens with Hint 10 in Chapter 3?

7. Describe the boy in the pine tree in Chapter 1.

8. Describe McVries' breakdown in Chapter 6.

9. How does McVries end up with a scar on his face?

10. Sum up what the boys have to say about love and death in Chapter 4.

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