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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. How long after Red's mother's funeral did she find a box of her mother's old things in the attic?

2. In Chapter 9, who finds the RV keys?

3. In Chapter 2, when does Red remember that Arthur took her home after a party?

4. What color is the mop handle used to manipulate the mirror?

5. Where is the walkie-talkie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the case against Frank Gotti rest on?

2. What suggestions are there for getting help when a tire blows on the RV?

3. Who is Arthur?

4. How does the group make their way after they lose cell service?

5. What does Maddy do in Chapter 10 that nearly gets her shot?

6. How does Red think they can make the sniper think one of them is coming out of the camper?

7. How does the group adapt the mirror so they can move it to try to deceive the sniper?

8. What does the sniper want, and what does Oliver think the sniper wants?

9. What are Red's thoughts when Simon says everyone owes him seven bucks for the snacks he got at the gas station?

10. How does Red know that Simon is drunk in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mood is an element that authors use to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a story. What is the overall mood of Five Survive?

Essay Topic 2

Accumulation is a literary device that allows an author to gather scattered ideas in a literary work and gradually build on information readers need to know. How is Red a focal character? How does each section add information about Red? How the author use accumulation to advance the plot and provide important details about Red to readers?

Essay Topic 3

Dialogue tags help identify who is speaking in a written conversation. What would happen if dialogue tags were never used to identify who is speaking in a written conversation? What are some common dialogue tags used to identify speakers in a written conversation in Five Survive? What descriptive dialogue tags has Jackson used, especially in Chapter 36? How do those dialogue tags help readers imagine scenes? How do they add another layer of description?

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