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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 drags Maddy back inside the RV after she is shot?

2. In Chapter 36, where is Maddy shot?

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

4. In Chapter 34, what song does Oliver play on his phone?

5. When Red searches for a bug, who asks if she is okay?

Short Essay Questions

1. What secret has Simon been hiding?

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

3. Why does Oliver play a Christmas song in Chapter 24?

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

5. Why does Oliver think someone is working with the sniper and who does he blame?

6. How do Don and Joyce die?

7. What does Red do after Don and Joyce die?

8. Who drives up in a truck?

9. What does Red remember about her interview with the police after her mother died?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Five Survive, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of the Five Survive and why is that incident the climax?

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