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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What family is affected by the latest robbery, in Chapter 11?
(a) The Hsus.
(b) The Balters.
(c) The Cruz family.
(d) The Dunns.

2. Who starts the fire in the neighborhood?
(a) Amy Dunn.
(b) Harry Balter.
(c) Joanne Garfield.
(d) Tracy Dunn.

3. What is the book about that Lauren lends to Joanne?
(a) Ammunition types.
(b) Hidden routes north.
(c) Native plants used by California Indians.
(d) Local foods.

4. How does Mrs. Sims die?
(a) She is murdered.
(b) She drowns.
(c) She gets hit by a car.
(d) She shoots herself.

5. What is stolen from Keith?
(a) His key.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) His clothes.
(d) His shoes.

6. In Lauren's dream, what does she do when her stepmother isn't watching?
(a) She steals some money.
(b) She cries.
(c) She falls into the basket of clothes.
(d) She eats a piece of fruit.

7. What does Rev. Olamina call Lauren that makes her think she is "close to trouble"?
(a) "Dear".
(b) Her mother's name.
(c) "Daughter".
(d) Her full name.

8. What does Lauren's stepmother say we can afford?
(a) The stars.
(b) Progress.
(c) Food.
(d) Education.

9. What types of books is Lauren reading?
(a) Books about survival.
(b) Books about native plants.
(c) All answers are correct.
(d) Books about guns.

10. How many dead people does Lauren see on her way to get baptized?
(a) Three.
(b) Twenty.
(c) One.
(d) Fifty.

11. What family is moving to Olivar?
(a) The Hsus.
(b) The Balters.
(c) The Garfields.
(d) The Olaminas.

12. Where does Lauren store her emergency pack?
(a) In a tree.
(b) In an abandoned garage.
(c) At Joanne's house.
(d) In pillowcases.

13. What family has the last remaining Window Wall in the neighborhood?
(a) The Olaminas.
(b) The Dunns.
(c) The Yannises.
(d) The Hsus.

14. What doesn't Lauren's stepmother see when she is a girl?
(a) City lights.
(b) The moon.
(c) Stars.
(d) The ocean.

15. What do Lauren and her father have in common?
(a) They share the same first name.
(b) They look exactly alike.
(c) They both have the same favorite authors.
(d) They share the same birthday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is special about the water used for the baptism?

2. Where does Lauren plan to go when she leaves the neighborhood?

3. What does Lauren suggest she and Joanne make?

4. Who rings the emergency bell after the fire starts?

5. Where do most families in the neighborhood get their news?

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