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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Next to the half-eaten family, Penryn discovers a bouquet of what wild sprigs in Chapter 12?
(a) Pansies and orchids.
(b) Juniper and hyssop.
(c) Daisies and roses.
(d) Rosemary and sage.

2. In the beginning of Chapter 1, Penryn says that since the attacks the sunsets have been glorious. “Outside our condo window, the sky flames like a bruised” what?
(a) "Potato."
(b) "Tomato."
(c) "Apple."
(d) "Mango."

3. Raffe tells Penryn in Chapter 11, “If you’re ever going to kill an angel” to do it how?
(a) "Shoot him with a silver bullet."
(b) "Slice him up with an angel sword."
(c) "Stab him in the heart with a dagger."
(d) "Behead him."

4. What mental disorder is Penryn’s mother said to have in Chapter 5?
(a) Epilepsy.
(b) Paranoid schizophrenia.
(c) Chronic depression.
(d) Bipolar disorder.

5. Penryn says in Chapter 2 that her sister Paige has been a vegetarian since what age?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

6. What does Penryn do with the angel’s sword when she picks it up in Chapter 4?
(a) She throws it to the angel that’s being attacked.
(b) She throws it to her mother.
(c) She throws it to her sister, Paige.
(d) She uses it to stab the attacking angel.

7. The building in the center of the compound where the men take Raffe in Chapter 15 is described as being large enough to house about how many people?
(a) 15.
(b) 30.
(c) 25.
(d) 40.

8. When Penryn and Raffe find the half-eaten family, Penryn suggests they get out of their surroundings: “We’re in an open field, and I feel as nervous as a field mouse looking at” what?
(a) "A sky full of eagles."
(b) "A cat’s mouth."
(c) "A sky full of hawks."
(d) "The mouth of a lion."

9. Penryn describes a seven-foot blow up creature by the cubicles in the office building where she hides in Chapter 6. What is the creature?
(a) A giraffe.
(b) A dinosaur.
(c) A gorilla.
(d) An elephant.

10. When Penryn is captured in Chapter 16, she notes that “Raffe makes a low sound in his throat that reminds me of” what?
(a) "A tiger’s growl."
(b) "A hissing snake."
(c) "A bird’s squawk."
(d) "A dog’s growl."

11. 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) Birch trees.
(b) Redwood trees.
(c) Maple trees.
(d) Willow trees.

12. How does Penryn become untied in Chapter 17?
(a) She cuts the rope with the angel sword.
(b) She cuts the rope with her fingernails.
(c) Raffe unties her.
(d) Obadiah unties her.

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

14. Penryn tells her mother when they leave the condo in Chapter 1 to keep running down El Camino until she reaches what street?
(a) Page Mill.
(b) Jefferson Ave.
(c) Sacramento Blvd.
(d) Winter St.

15. What sound does Penryn hear that informs her the dogs have caught up with Raffe in Chapter 14?
(a) A dog yelping in pain.
(b) Raffe screaming for help.
(c) The sound of the dogs tearing him apart.
(d) The sound of a shotgun.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men follow in pursuit of the dogs after Raffe has put Penryn in the tree and disappeared down the hill in Chapter 14?

2. What is the “gang symbol” that is nailed to the front door of Penryn’s family’s condo building in Chapter 2?

3. The main artery of town in Chapter 2 is described as “El Camino Real” which is translated into English as what, according to Penryn’s Spanish teacher?

4. What is Obadiah’s last name in the novel?

5. What duty at the camp is Penryn given in Chapter 18?

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