View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Karina tell Sarat is the real miracle of Simon?
(a) That he survived.
(b) That he could father a child.
(c) That he can carry on a conversation.
(d) That he is healing.

2. What does Karina hope to find in the North?
(a) Her lost child.
(b) Her grandparents.
(c) A future.
(d) Revenge.

3. What do people call Simon?
(a) The Miracle Boy.
(b) The Sole Survivor.
(c) The Man-Child.
(d) The Lone Wolf.

4. When Joe comes to visit Sarat in her new home after the massacre, what gift does he bring her?
(a) A old wristwatch.
(b) A new rifle.
(c) A real leather vest.
(d) A fossil-fueled car.

5. What item listed below is NOT included in the shipments that arrived at the Chestnut home?
(a) Beef steaks.
(b) Anticonvulsants for Simon.
(c) Russian caviar.
(d) Snails and crickets.

6. What are Dana's last words to Sarat?
(a) "I'll tell Mother hello for you."
(b) "Beautiful girl, I miss you already."
(c) "Forgive them, Sarat."
(d) "Fight hard for me."

7. What does Benjamin do with Sarat's diaries?
(a) He publishes them.
(b) He memorizes them.
(c) He burns them.
(d) He sells them.

8. What does Karina tell Sarat she will do?
(a) She will laugh at her because she is not worthy.
(b) Karina will love her anyway, even though she is not worthy.
(c) She will avoid her because she is not worthy.
(d) She will turn her into Northern authorities because she is not worthy.

9. What ability does Karina have that Benjamin remembers most clearly?
(a) Her ability to stand pain.
(b) Her ability to withstand cold.
(c) Her ability to sing.
(d) Her ability to be still.

10. What does Sarat give to Gaines?
(a) A metal star made by Adam Bragg, Sr.
(b) The knife he gave her.
(c) A kick in the shins.
(d) A warm bathrobe.

11. What is the name of the old museum with a rotunda where the Chestnut girls and Bragg go for entertainment?
(a) The Citadel.
(b) The Retreat.
(c) The Blue Barn.
(d) The Hide-away.

12. What is the only thing that Simon ever put his foot down about?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Keeping Dana from roaming the streets.
(c) Allowing Sarat to come live with them.
(d) Naming their child Benjamin.

13. What effect does the assassination that Sarat carries out have on the war?
(a) It marks a turning point, the beginning of the eradication of the Southern rebels.
(b) It prolongs the war by another five years.
(c) It pushes the South to an eventual victory.
(d) It is a temporary victory but does not altar the course of the war.

14. What does Joe offer to give to Sarat?
(a) 1,000 land mines.
(b) A crate of high-quality rifles.
(c) A military jeep.
(d) A chemical weapon.

15. What is the name of Sarat's lover?
(a) Tiny Too.
(b) Layla, Jr.
(c) Belle.
(d) Avery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is flying steak?

2. What does Benjamin do to earn money in New Anchorage?

3. Where does Sarat bury Dana?

4. What does Sarat do to herself to remind her that she was still alive?

5. What happens at Camp Thursday?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 562 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample