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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 kind of route does Cara give the boys?

2. What did the Fosters try to steal from Andrew?

3. How does Cara say she got so good at map-reading?

4. What does Harvey use to try to shoot Jamie?

5. What do the boys find that is just what they need in the summer heat?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Andrew think it is better if no one at Fort Caroline knows he and Jamie slept in the same room?

2. What does Andrew want to tell the Fosters' children?

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

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

5. How does Cara say she got so good with maps and directions?

6. What does Henri tell Jamie he should try to do?

7. What does Jamie confess to Andrew that he feels guilty about in Part III?

8. How does Henri treat Jamie and Andrew?

9. What almost kills Jamie in Part III?

10. In Part IV, what does Jamie start to realize about his feelings for Andrew?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Brown treat the topic of trust in the context of a post-apocalyptic world in the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How does Brown establish and maintain suspense throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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