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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 do the boys notice about Cara?

2. What does Henri advise Jamie to try to do more of?

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

4. What does Jamie realize about his feelings with Andrew while they are at Marc Foster's house?

5. About how many people do the boys find in the clearing in Part III?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jamie in particular notice about Fort Caroline?

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

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

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

5. How does Jamie save Andrew from the lions?

6. What really happened to the Fosters?

7. Why does Jamie shoot Walt and Harvey?

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

9. What almost kills Jamie in Part III?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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.

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