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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapters 5 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What section of the camp does Albert Gaines ask Sarat to deliver a message to?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Texas.
(d) South Carolina.

2. How do the Chestnuts get across the river when they leave their home?
(a) They call for a water taxi.
(b) They hike to the bridge five miles away.
(c) They swim across, carrying their belongings in waterproof sacks.
(d) They float across on Simon's raft.

3. What was it considered a crime to use?
(a) Electricity.
(b) Matches.
(c) Water.
(d) Fossil fuels.

4. What does Sarat do when Leonard's son pushes her?
(a) She kicks him in the groin.
(b) She punches him in the nose.
(c) She laughs in his face.
(d) She runs back to Emerald Creek.

5. Where did the Chestnut family hide their valuables?
(a) In a drainpipe off the roof of their house.
(b) Beneath the rotted out stump in their backyard.
(c) In an old metal can tied to a string and floating in the river.
(d) Under a loose floorboard of their house.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the refugee camp laid out?

2. What happened after the war that caused ten times more people to die?

3. When the story opens, what is Sarat doing?

4. What does Sarat do to her hair after she goes into Emerald Creek?

5. How many people were estimated to be killed in the war?

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