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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Penryn say in Chapter 11 is “a pointless and sometimes dangerous exercise”?
(a) "Voting."
(b) "Challenging weirdness."
(c) "Asking questions."
(d) "Going to church."

2. Penryn describes the houses outside of town that she and Raffe ransack for food as being largely hidden behind what kind of trees in Chapter 13?
(a) Willow trees.
(b) Maple trees.
(c) Birch trees.
(d) Redwood trees.

3. Why is Penryn unable to find a tree to climb to escape the dogs in Chapter 14?
(a) The trees are covered in green slime.
(b) There are no low branches on the trees.
(c) She is paralyzed from the waist down.
(d) There are only bushes in the forest.

4. In Chapter 21, Penryn says that about a dozen soldiers had run toward the scream. Now, as she stands by the hiding place where she stored the wings with Raffe, how many soldiers does she see still standing?
(a) 10.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

5. What objects, which make Penryn think of her mother, are found near the girls hanging from the tree in Chapter 24?
(a) Pots and pans.
(b) Rotten eggs.
(c) Butter knives.
(d) Flowers and twigs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Penryn become untied in Chapter 17?

2. What does Penryn say her mother has stuffed in every pocket of her sweater and jacket as well as in her cart in Chapter 1?

3. What are the men wearing that follow the dogs in Chapter 14?

4. In Chapter 26, Penryn describes the “end of the world when a box of crackers is worth more than” what?

5. About how old do the girls appear to be that Raffe and Penryn encounter hanging from the tree in Chapter 24?

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