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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. What does Daisy say is the sound Piper makes when she discovers Daisy is awake?
(a) A banshee scream.
(b) A cuckoo laugh.
(c) A cat purr.
(d) A mouse cheer.

2. Where does Daisy live in New York?
(a) Central Avenue.
(b) Eighty-Sixth Street.
(c) Martin Luther King Boulevard.
(d) Elm Drive.

3. What is the song Piper is singing?
(a) The Star Spangled Banner.
(b) Daisy doesn't know it.
(c) Turkey in the Straw.
(d) Amazing Grace.

4. Where is Aunt Penn going in Chapter 4?
(a) London.
(b) New York.
(c) Oslo.
(d) She doesn't say.

5. What is the news Osbert has when he enters the house after Daisy has written a letter to Leah?
(a) That the U.S. has been bombed.
(b) That there is an outbreak of smallpox.
(c) That he is joining the army.
(d) That Aunt Penn is dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Daisy say the family gets four pints of milk as part of their daily rations?

2. What does Daisy say all the kids are thinking though no one says it out loud?

3. Where do Isaac, Edmond, and Piper go to school?

4. What is the major difference between Isaac and Edmond?

5. What is under the bed in Daisy's room?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Daisy learn about the massacre and where Edmond and Isaac were when it occurred?

2. Describe the scene in which Piper asks Daisy to go with her to the barn.

3. Why does Daisy suggest using Piper and Jet as herders and how does Piper prove she and Jet can be useful as herders?

4. Describe what happens when Piper and Daisy find the signs directing them to Strup.

5. Why does Daisy say she doesn't talk about the war?

6. How does Daisy spend most of her days with regard to gathering food and how does that compare to how Piper spends most of her days?

7. What are the rumors about the food being supplied and where is it really coming from?

8. List three details about the farmhouse.

9. Describe the room Daisy is going to use during her stay in England?

10. What is the fantasy Osbert and his friends are imagining and what is Daisy's reaction?

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