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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. How does Jamie's mother die?

4. What does Andrew get scared of that turns out to be nothing?

5. How does Andrew's family die?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Jamie go to the hardware store?

7. What are the sources of food post-pandemic?

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

9. What does Jamie bring for Andrew early in Part II?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What specific details does Brown employ to develop Andrew's and Jamie's characters? 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

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.

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