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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 many grandchildren does the couple have who come to check on the group in the RV?

2. What time is it in Chapter 27?

3. Where is Red sent to search for a recording bug?

4. In Chapter 35, what shirt does Red give Maddy to wear?

5. In Chapter 35, how much of Maddy's hair does Oliver cut off?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Reyna think the sniper might be after her and Oliver?

2. What does Reyna tell the sniper after Red gives her the walkie-talkie, and how does the sniper react?

3. What secret has Simon been hiding?

4. Who does Red give the walkie-talkie to in Chapter 30 and why?

5. In Chapter 31, what secret has Red been hiding?

6. How do Don and Joyce die?

7. What happens when Maddy leaves the RV dressed as Red?

8. How does Arthur try to calm Red after she is brought back into the RV?

9. Why was Red at the Staples near Columbus Boulevard on August 28?

10. What does Oliver have Maddy do when the sniper does not shoot at Red?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Two college students and four high school students find themselves trapped in an RV. They have to work together to survive. How does the group struggle to work together? Why are they more successful in solving their problems when they work together rather than fighting and arguing?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Don and Joyce Wright are killed. Why are they killed? Why does Oliver blame everyone except himself for their deaths?

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