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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is in the back room?
(a) Nyle's cousin.
(b) Nyle's father.
(c) Evacuees.
(d) Grandpa.

2. What does Ezra do when Nyla introduces herself?
(a) He blinks, nods and then closes his eyes again.
(b) He turns away from her.
(c) He says hello and tells her his name.
(d) He sits up and asks her what the book is that she's carrying.

3. What does a nurse do to Ezra?
(a) Hook up an IV.
(b) Inject him with gammaglobulin.
(c) Take his blood pressure.
(d) Tell him he is getting better.

4. What brings up the topic of the nuclear accident?
(a) Seeing the towers of the power plant.
(b) Seeing all the masks the kids are wearing.
(c) Talking about Ezra.
(d) A book about death and belonging.

5. What does Ezra ask that Nyla does not know?
(a) That the curtins to his bedroom remain drawn.
(b) That he be allowed to die.
(c) That Nyla not visit him anymore.
(d) That Nyla not read to him anymore.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nyla not want to tell Muncie?

2. What would Nyla have to do if the wind shifts?

3. Who is Nyle yelling at as the story begins?

4. What does Nyle decide about the next day?

5. Why doesn't I'll answer Muncie's question?

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