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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. Whose mother comes to the refuge where the teenagers have landed?
2. What does Evie overhear the trail angels discussing?
3. Who owns the place Burl suggests taking the teenagers after they leave the great house?
4. What happens to the storms by the time they make it inland?
5. Where are the soldiers living?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Evie surprised to hear Shel speak in Chapter 7 and what does he say?
2. What is the journey from the great house to the farm like in Chapter 5?
3. Who does Evie credit with saving them from the great house and leading them to the farm, and why?
4. Why does Burl tell Evie not to worry about food supplies at the farm?
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. What alarming news does David get from the great house about the parents in Chapter 5?
7. Why does Evie grow frantic when the soldiers start shooting sheep?
8. What does Burl tell Evie about Shel in Chapter 5?
9. What does Evie say to Burl about the weapons in the silo?
10. What does Evie hear the trail angels debating in Chapter 6 that scares and confuses her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do the teenagers respond to the farm owner's rules, and what do you think Millet intends those rules to symbolize? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
What does Terry's overture to the soldiers and the Governor reveal about the teenagers' skills, independence, and/or frame of reference? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 3
What does Alycia's deal with her father - that he will not tell her mother about Alycia's dalliances with an older man if she will not tell her mother about the father's infidelity - tell the reader about the moral nature of these characters? Which other parents and children seem to make choices that are morally questionable? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
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