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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 are the boys worried about having been taken at Fort Caroline?

2. What movie is Andrew delighted to hear that Jamie has actually seen?

3. Who tried to tell the world about the state of affairs both in America and overseas?

4. What do the boys wait for to escape Fort Caroline?

5. Where is Andrew's gun when they are discovered at the river?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Andrew finally decide to trust Jamie enough to tell the truth about his own past?

2. What is the first thing the people at Fort Caroline confiscate?

3. What does Jamie do to Cara when she first appears?

4. What does Andrew find when he goes looking for the Fosters' children?

5. Where does Henri say she thinks her daughter may be?

6. What are Henri's "monsters"?

7. Where does Andrew finally get Jamie alone to talk to him for a few minutes in Part IV?

8. Why do Jamie and Andrew want to sleep in the same room at Fort Caroline?

9. What really happened to the Fosters?

10. Who helps Andrew and Jamie escape from Fort Caroline?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is even a post-apocalyptic world more dangerous, at least in the earlier parts of the novel, for Andrew than it is for Jamie? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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