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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Amanda suggest eating something at the end of Chapter 27?
(a) She cannot think of anything else to do.
(b) She is very hungry.
(c) She thinks it will help them bond.
(d) She thinks it will stave off illness.

2. What is G.H.'s full name?
(a) Garland Hope Washington.
(b) George Herman Washington.
(c) George Herbert Washington.
(d) Gerald Henry Washington.

3. How does Archie try to scare Rose in Chapter 19?
(a) He tells her he hears a gun.
(b) He tells her someone sitting in the little shed in the woods has a clear view to her bedroom window at night.
(c) He tells her there are ghosts in the house.
(d) He tells her there are tarantulas in these woods.

4. How many grandchildren do Ruth and G.H. have?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

5. What do Rose and Archie discover during their time in the woods by the house?
(a) A neighboring house next door.
(b) A dead human body.
(c) A dead deer.
(d) A spaceship.

6. What does G.H. say he will do before Clay and Amanda leave the house?
(a) Give them a phone.
(b) Give them food.
(c) Give their cash back.
(d) Give them a hug.

7. In Chapter 23, what does G.H. say he thought the noise could have been?
(a) A waterfall.
(b) Thunder.
(c) A boat.
(d) A car.

8. In Chapter 31, what do the adults do in the beginning?
(a) Count their money.
(b) Eat together.
(c) Listen to music.
(d) Play a board game.

9. What does Ruth tell Clay and Amanda about their plans for the following day?
(a) They should not go because it is not safe out in the world.
(b) They should try to get to the airport.
(c) They should go as soon as possible.
(d) They should go to another state and try to make a new life.

10. Where do Amanda's parents live?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Toldeo.
(c) Santa Fe.
(d) San Francisco.

11. In Chapter 21, what does the narrator say had never been a secret?
(a) The treasures of the ocean.
(b) The vulnerability of the electrical grid.
(c) The illness of the planet.
(d) The nuclear codes.

12. In Chapter 23, what does Amanda ask if the noise could have been?
(a) A river.
(b) An avalanche.
(c) A plane.
(d) An animal.

13. What farm does Clay pass in Chapter 20?
(a) McKinnon Farms.
(b) Benning's Farms.
(c) Landside Farms.
(d) Barkham's Farms.

14. What "old idea" does Ruth bring up to Amanda in Chapter 17?
(a) Of what your last meal would be.
(b) Of what you would save from a burning house.
(c) Of what color you would dye your hair.
(d) Of what you would take with you to a desert island.

15. What does Ruth bring to Archie in Chapter 27?
(a) Flowers.
(b) A thermometer.
(c) Cake.
(d) A blanket.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Amanda ask Clay to do in Chapter 26 as an emergency measure?

2. What music does Ruth tell the others she loves in Chapter 24?

3. What does Clay suggest that is subversive in Chapter 29, which Amanda hesitates before agreeing to?

4. What do Ruth and G.H. note is strange in its absence in Chapter 23?

5. What landmark does Clay look for to show him the way back to the vacation house?

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