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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lauren want to call the emergency packs?
(a) First aid kits.
(b) Survival packs.
(c) Earthquake packs.
(d) Preparedness packs.

2. What is special about the water used for the baptism?
(a) It is fresh and clean.
(b) It is colored blue.
(c) It is bought by Lauren herself.
(d) It is free.

3. What does Keith give to Lauren on her birthday?
(a) Candy.
(b) New clothes.
(c) A book.
(d) Money.

4. What is Reverend Olamina's sermon about after Keith returns home?
(a) The Parable of the Sower.
(b) The Ten Commandments.
(c) Noah.
(d) Job.

5. How old is Lauren in the dream she has of being with her stepmother?
(a) Three.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Seven.
(d) Ten.

6. What does the group, searching in the hills, find in the tree branches?
(a) A dead dog.
(b) Lauren's father.
(c) A man's severed arm.
(d) A dead child.

7. What song does Kayla sing at the service?
(a) "Battle Hymn of the Republic".
(b) "We Shall Not be Moved".
(c) "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot."
(d) "We Shall Overcome".

8. Who wins the Presidential election?
(a) Smith.
(b) Donner.
(c) Sims.
(d) Hsu.

9. How does Keith get out of the gates?
(a) He goes out with his father.
(b) Lauren lets him out.
(c) He steals his mother's key.
(d) He jumps the fence.

10. How does Reverend Olamina usually travel to work?
(a) He walks.
(b) By bike.
(c) In a carpool.
(d) He takes a public transportation system.

11. What does Lauren recommend Joanne do while she reads?
(a) Listen to the radio.
(b) Read out loud.
(c) All answers are correct.
(d) Take notes.

12. What kind of roofs do the houses have?
(a) Wood.
(b) Spanish tile.
(c) Thatch.
(d) Asphalt shingles.

13. What is the newest Cabinet Department in the United States Government?
(a) The Department of Crime Reduction.
(b) The Department of Astronautics.
(c) The Department of Water Preservation.
(d) The Department of Fire Safety.

14. When does Lauren have her recurring dream?
(a) When she is frightened.
(b) When she struggles.
(c) When she is excited.
(d) When she is content.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lauren's stepmother's first language?

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

3. How many of the seven latest intrusions into the neighborhood are successful?

4. Where does Keith want to move to?

5. What does Reverend Olamina do when Keith returns?

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