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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. Who is the teens' spokesperson when negotiating with the soliders?
2. Why does Sukey have to drive her mother away from the refuge?
3. What does Eve think she sees the night she eats the rye bread?
4. Who takes Evie at gunpoint into the woods in Chapter 7?
5. Who stitches up Darla's wounds?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the farm feel to Evie when they first get there in Chapter 5?
2. What does Burl tell the teenagers about the state of the outside world when he leaves for diapers and baby formula?
3. What kind of pictures do Evie and the other teens see of James on social media in Chapter 5?
4. Why do all the teenagers' phones start ringing at once in Chapter 7?
5. What natural phenomenon does Evie and the rest of the crew at the farm see in Chapter 5 that is highly unusual for that time of year and the location?
6. Why does Burl tell Evie not to worry about food supplies at the farm?
7. What do the soldiers who come to take over the farm do to Mattie?
8. What happens to Red when he takes Evie at gunpoint out in the woods?
9. What does Jack tell Darla he has figured out about the Bible in Chapter 7?
10. Who does Evie credit with saving them from the great house and leading them to the farm, and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the purpose of "The Game" in which all the teenagers try as hard as possible not to reveal the identity of their parents? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 2
Which specific details and plot events of Millet's are the most effective in communicating the nature of the relationship between the parents and the teenagers throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
Why do you think Millet chooses to leave the question of where the parents go in the very end of the novel - and why they leave - very ambiguous? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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