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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 Archie do when Amanda goes to check on him?
(a) Yells at Amanda.
(b) Has a heart attack.
(c) Passes out.
(d) Vomits into his own lap.

2. Who is Ruth's partner?
(a) Ray.
(b) Benji.
(c) Ella.
(d) Clara.

3. What does G.H. say he thinks is actually happening, as opposed to the end of the world?
(a) An anomaly.
(b) A glitch.
(c) A market event.
(d) A climate event.

4. What does Amanda ask Clay to do in Chapter 26 as an emergency measure?
(a) Buy more food.
(b) Fill bathtubs with water.
(c) Tape the windows shut.
(d) Grow a garden.

5. Which of the following does Amanda experience after the unsettling event in Chapter 22?
(a) Dry eyes.
(b) Muscle aches and pains.
(c) Blood coming out of her mouth.
(d) A taste like metal in her mouth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the only person Rose tells about seeing the deer?

2. What medicine does Archie take in Chapter 27?

3. Why does Rose get startled in Chapter 19?

4. In Chapter 32, what do Clay and Amanda debate through the night?

5. What does Archie think about Rose's being startled in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 26, what happens to Archie?

2. In Chapter 23, what do Ruth and G.H. note is unusual about their surroundings?

3. In Chapter 23, what does G.H. suggest is the source of the unsettling thing that happens that even he does not believe?

4. In Chapter 26, what does Amanda ask Clay to do for fear that the power might go out soon?

5. In Chapter 24, what does Ruth say is the last thing she would like to hear on earth?

6. In Chapter 21, what does Rose see in the woods that she points out to Archie?

7. In Chapter 26, what does Rose do as a diversion for herself and the others in the house, and how is this gesture received?

8. In Chapter 25, what does Ruth set about doing to try to establish normalcy for herself through a task?

9. What is the main reason Clay gets lost in Chapter 20?

10. At the end of Chapter 27, why does Ruth tell Amanda that Amanda is lucky?

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