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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 does Eve think of the governor's state of mind in Chapter 8, during their negotiations?

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

3. What illness do the parents end up having?

4. What do John's history classes mostly consist of?

5. What does the rye bread Eve eats one night at dinner do to her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Burl tell Evie about Shel in Chapter 5?

3. What does Burl tell the teenagers about the state of the outside world when he leaves for diapers and baby formula?

4. What kind of pictures do Evie and the other teens see of James on social media in Chapter 5?

5. What saves the crew at the farm from the soldiers?

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

7. What shocks the teenagers about Sukey's mother when she appears at the farm to collect Sukey?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How does the storm and its aftermath affect the teenagers' opinions of the parents? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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