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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 do the teenagers see on the farm that amazes them in Chapter 5?

2. What illness do the parents end up having?

3. What does the owner of the farm look like?

4. What news does David get from the parents in Chapter 5?

5. What do the soldiers do to Mattie's hand?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Evie say to Burl about the weapons in the silo?

2. What do the soldiers who come to take over the farm do to Mattie?

3. What is one reason Evie and the teenagers like the trail angels?

4. Who does Evie credit with saving them from the great house and leading them to the farm, and why?

5. What does Evie hear the trail angels debating in Chapter 6 that scares and confuses her?

6. Why is Evie surprised to hear Shel speak in Chapter 7 and what does he say?

7. What is one reason the crew at the farm gives up keeping watch?

8. What is the journey from the great house to the farm like in Chapter 5?

9. How does Sukey seem to react to having to care for her infant half-sister?

10. How does Mattie convince Jack and Shel to let their trapped animals free?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does David decide to sabotage the yacht's navigational device, and what plot development makes this news much more serious? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Evie strikes a hopeful tone for Jack at the very end of the novel, but Jack is very sick, the parents have completely abandoned the teenagers, and Evie has few options to try to find care for Jack. Write an essay exploring how Millet treats the theme of hope in the face of disaster and multiple fronts of hardship and struggle, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What do the teenagers think of the yacht crowd that they meet just before the storm, and why are so many of the teenagers alternatively enthralled and repulsed by the yacht crowd? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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