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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lauren give the little boy that she sees scavenging?
(a) An apricot.
(b) Some money.
(c) A pair of shoes.
(d) Acorn bread.

2. Where does Allie and Jill run away from?
(a) Glendale.
(b) Olivar.
(c) Salinas.
(d) San Francisco.

3. Where is the Douglas family headed?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Robledo.
(c) Canada.
(d) Oregon.

4. What is Lauren's grandfather's last name originally?
(a) Broome.
(b) Turner.
(c) Smith.
(d) Bankole.

5. What makes it easier for the group to fit in?
(a) Having kids with them.
(b) Having guns.
(c) They have money.
(d) They are sharing their food.

6. What is the "magic word" that Lauren says to the woman and child that makes them stay?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Water.
(c) Gun.
(d) Eat.

7. What does Zahra bring to Lauren and Harry?
(a) Peaches.
(b) A pair of shoes.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Guns.

8. Where is Grayson born?
(a) Sacramento.
(b) Robledo.
(c) Olivar.
(d) Los Angeles.

9. What is Natividad's job?
(a) She is a maid.
(b) She is a teacher.
(c) She is a midwife.
(d) She is a police officer.

10. What does Curtis want Lauren to do?
(a) Leave him.
(b) Marry him.
(c) Move to Olivar with him.
(d) Go North without him.

11. Why does the old man say he wants to join the group's fire?
(a) To roast a potato.
(b) To get warm.
(c) To have some light.
(d) To make tea.

12. What is Tori's ethnic background?
(a) Mexican.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) African-American.
(d) Japanese.

13. What do the Solis' and the Mora's have in common with Lauren?
(a) They are sharers.
(b) They are from the same neighborhood.
(c) They want to move to Olivar.
(d) They also want to start a new belief system.

14. What does Lauren think is a problem for Zahra?
(a) Her anger.
(b) Her loud voice.
(c) Her good looks.
(d) Her money.

15. What is Highway 101 once known as?
(a) The Highway of Dreams.
(b) The Universal Highway.
(c) The Road.
(d) El Camino Real.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls the fire department once the fire starts in the Payne-Parrish house?

2. What does Zahra want Lauren to teach her?

3. What do Lauren and Bankole have in common?

4. Where does Emery work?

5. What city does the group pass through without incident?

(see the answer keys)

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