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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Sarat ask to take care of her writings?
(a) Layla Denomme, Jr.
(b) Adam Bragg.
(c) Albert Gaines.
(d) Karina Chestnut.

2. Where does Sarat bury Dana?
(a) In the river.
(b) In the fireplace.
(c) In the cemetery.
(d) Under the tree.

3. What are the numbers that are on the bottom of the letter from Sarat?
(a) A phone number.
(b) A combination for a safe.
(c) A code for a safe deposit box.
(d) Coordinates for a location.

4. When Sarat returns to the Chestnut home, where does she choose to stay?
(a) In the luxurious guest room.
(b) In the old woodshed.
(c) In the caretakers cottage.
(d) In the greenhouse where okra grew.

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

6. What does Benjamin get on his 18th birthday?
(a) A letter from Sarat.
(b) A bottle of champagne.
(c) A new car.
(d) A fishing pole.

7. Who does Sarat think of when she needs calming and reassurance?
(a) Her father.
(b) Albert Gaines.
(c) Simon.
(d) Dana.

8. In addition to donations, how have the Chestnuts become wealthy?
(a) Joe provided them with large monthly salaries.
(b) No one knows; it is not explained.
(c) Simon got millions in a disability claim.
(d) Karina acted like a bank as caretaker of people's money.

9. What is the first line and the last line of Sarat's story?
(a) The South will rise again.
(b) I was happy then.
(c) I wish we could go backward.
(d) It was the end of an era.

10. How long does Sarat lie in wait to make her kill at Halfway Branch?
(a) One month.
(b) Twelve hours.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Three days.

11. What does Sarat do when both she and Benjamin have gone into the river for the first time?
(a) Screams.
(b) Cries.
(c) Faints.
(d) Laughs.

12. How many days is Sarat in the Light Room?
(a) 6 days.
(b) 50 days.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 20 days.

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

14. What does Albert Gaines say to Sarat?
(a) I'm sorry I betrayed you.
(b) Go away.
(c) They said they would hurt my daughter.
(d) Please kill me.

15. Who does the last Salt Lake Boy, Trough, eventually become?
(a) The leader of people in the Purple region.
(b) The Northern prison guard named Bud Baker.
(c) The Northern doctor who does medical experiments at Camp Sunday.
(d) The Southern leader of rebels who attacks Halfway Branch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of torture finally causes Sarat to confess to crimes she did not commit?

2. How do Trough and Bragg intend to sneak Sarat into the North?

3. What ability does Karina have that Benjamin remembers most clearly?

4. What fictional event does the diary of a former Southern recruiter use to convince volunteers of the wrongs of the North?

5. Why are the Salt Lake Boys indebted to Mr. Bragg, Senior?

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