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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. Where did Jamie mostly live with his mother?

2. What is one of the first small towns Andrew and Jamie stop in?

3. Who does Henri hope might still be alive?

4. What information is in Jamie's mother's notebook?

5. What is powering the hot water and electricity at the cabin?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Jamie and Andrew go into the tunnel outside of Baltimore?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Jamie go to the hardware store?

9. Why did Jamie and his mother come to the cabin in the first place?

10. Who did Jamie live with before the pandemic?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why and when does Andrew decide to confess the true reason behind his wanting to go to Washington D.C. to Jamie? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What factors and events eventually spur Jamie to admit his true feelings about Andrew to both himself and Andrew? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring Brown's treatment of the topic of loyalty throughout the novel, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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