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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. What clothes does Simon grab from Maddy's suitcase for Red in Chapter 35?

2. Who holds Red's hand in Chapter 32 while the others vote?

3. At the end of Chapter 36, on what channel of the walkie-talkie does Red try to send a message?

4. How many times does the Sniper shoot when he tells the group in Chapter 30 that if he does not get his answer soon, he will shoot the RV randomly?

5. How many brothers did Jack Harvey have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What secret has Simon been hiding?

2. Why does Don say that cell service is worse than usual?

3. What does the sniper do and say in Chapter 30 after Reyna shares her secret?

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

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

6. How do Don and Joyce die?

7. What did Red do a few days after she saw Frank Gotti in the park?

8. Who drives up in a truck?

9. Who breaks the walkie-talkie at the end of Chapter 36?

10. How does Oliver assign the group to search the RV for bugs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Oliver begins blaming everyone for their situation and makes some reckless decisions. How does Oliver’s behavior change as the situation in the RV drags on? How does the stress of the situation affect Oliver and his behavior?

Essay Topic 2

Conflicts between characters are often caused by a problem. What are some conflicts that occur in Five Survive? Are the conflicts in the book mostly man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self? Are they internal or external conflicts?

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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