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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Lena and Alex find their way through the woods in The Wilds?
(a) An Invalid is waiting to help help them.
(b) They use star constellations.
(c) A flashlight and blue paint on trees.
(d) Alex knows his way through the woods in the dark.

2. What insider information does Alex know about the fence surrounding the city?
(a) Only sections of it are turned on.
(b) It is monitored by video cameras 24/7.
(c) There are ways to get under the fence.
(d) It is monitored only intermittently.

3. What does Grace do when she wakes up and catches Lena sneaking out in Chapter 13?
(a) Lays back back down and doesn't interfere.
(b) Bursts into tears begging Lena not to leave.
(c) Agrees to keep quiet if Lena pays her.
(d) Threats to tell Carol if Lena leaves.

4. How long did the blitz last that destroyed most of the houses and buildings in The Wilds?
(a) Three years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Four years.
(d) A year.

5. Posing as a security guard, what does Alex tell other employees he's brought Lena to the Crypts for?
(a) She failed her evaluation, so he's going to scare her strait.
(b) She failed her evaluation, so he's going to imprison her.
(c) She is a political dissenter, so he's going to scare her strait.
(d) She tried to escape to the Wilds, so he's going to beat her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lena and Alex make plans to run away together when?

2. Who did Alex expect to be the security guard for Ward Six?

3. When Lena finally meet her match, how is he described?

4. What is Lena's neighbor's dog's name?

5. What kind of fence surrounds the city?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Alex and Lena's plan to successfully sneak out of town and into the Wilds.

2. What changes in Alex and Lena's relationship at the end of Chapter 14?

3. In Chapter 23, what does Lena propose she and Alex do, and how does Alex respond?

4. What is the most obvious sign of character growth in Lena in Chapter 17? What fear does she face?

5. What is the story Alex gives the guard of Ward Six in order to allow him and Lena to enter?

6. What are some examples of figurative language used by Lena to describe things in Chapter 13?

7. What has Alex done for Lena at 37 Brooks Street in Chapter 20?

8. How have her experiences with Alex so far changed Lena?

9. What do Alex and Lena do the first time he brings her to his house in Wilds?

10. How does Alex react to seeing Lena and Brian together, and what does this say about Lena and Alex's relationship?

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