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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who placed the ad for the safe house in Riverbridge?

2. What does Malorie do in response to the pain in her shoulder while in the rowboat?

3. Who does Malorie suspect is the father of her child?

4. Where does the volunteer drink the glass of questionable well water?

5. What does the man in the river say about the creatures?

Short Essay Questions

1. How far along is Malorie's pregnancy when Tom leaves the house in Chapter 19?

2. Where and with whom does Malorie live at the beginning of the novel?

3. What does Shannon tell the cashier when she and Malorie buy a pregnancy test?

4. How did Tom's family members die?

5. Who owned the safe house in which the survivors live?

6. Why are the housemates afraid to drink the water fetched by Felix?

7. Where is Olympia from?

8. Where is the first place in the United States where an incident is reported?

9. What causes Malorie physical pain as she rows?

10. For how long does Tom plan to be away from the house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Malorie and a select few are survivors within the novel. Analyze how the author portrays and develops Malorie as a character to develop the theme of survival in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Describe Malorie's voice. Use specific adjectives and examples from the text and analyze whether this is a positive or negative voice. Use examples from the text to support whether she is optimistic or pessimistic.

Essay Topic 3

Malerman uses vivid descriptions of physical injury and violence in many different contexts, with many different victims. Choose two depictions of physical injury or violence from different portions of the book. Explain each scene with respect to who finds the victim, how the injury is described, and the the effect on the character who finds the victim.

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