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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 stops working in the tunnel?

2. Where do Andrew and Jamie mostly walk along?

3. Where is Andrew originally from?

4. How does Andrew get injured?

5. What horrifying discovery do the boys make in Mailey?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jamie go to the hardware store?

2. What terrifying thing do Jamie and Andrew come across on their way south?

3. Where does Jamie live when he and Andrew first meet?

4. How does Jamie feel about having Andrew in the house after one week?

5. What does Jamie have as supplies that is rare?

6. What does Andrew do shortly after Howard's visit?

7. What is one of Jamie's favorite movies?

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

9. How does Andrew get injured?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does killing people, even in self-defense, change both Andrew and Jamie? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What role do movies and pop culture - or, the memory and retelling of them - play in Andrew's and Jamie's relationship? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why and how is Cara essential to the two main characters', Andrew's and Jamie's, survival? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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