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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 Henri do for the boys?

2. What does Jamie find in one of Andrew's books?

3. What is Jamie's favorite movie?

4. What does Jamie hear in the store that chills his blood?

5. Where do Andrew and Jamie mostly walk along?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is rumored to be happening at Reagan National Airport?

2. What is one thing Andrew often does to entertain himself and Jamie?

3. How does Andrew get injured?

4. What does Jamie organize for later in the season in Part II?

5. Who did Jamie live with before the pandemic?

6. Why is Jamie a good person for Andrew to have randomly come across in Part I?

7. What unsettling discovery does Jamie make in the hardware store?

8. What is Jamie afraid he will never be able to do if necessary?

9. What are Andrew and Jamie lucky to come across on the road on the way south?

10. What does Andrew turn over and over in his mind in Part I?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Brown depict the American government's response to the apocalypse in this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What are the major distinctions Brown draws between Andrew's and Jamie's upbringings and family lives? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Brown treat and develop the topics of fear and bravery? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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