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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Haskins assign the students to write?
(a) A personal story about the accident.
(b) A letter to their friends or families out of town telling them about the accident.
(c) A letter to their congressional representatives and senators.
(d) A letter to their best friend and talk about their fears.

2. Why does Nyle go onto the Powers' property?
(a) To ask Ripley something.
(b) To make sure Tyrus is tied.
(c) It is bitter cold and Nyle was taking a shortcut.
(d) To search for a sheep.

3. What makes Nyle anger that she runs back to the house?
(a) Seeing a little fawn that is obviously suffering from radiation poisoning.
(b) Thinking about the government's lies.
(c) Seeing a dead squirrel with radiation boils.
(d) Thinking about her father.

4. Why are the farm inhabitants fairly safe from radiation?
(a) The rain washed most of the surface radiation away.
(b) They were far away from the power plant.
(c) The farm is upwind of the power plant though close to it.
(d) The farm is not safe from radiation.

5. What does Gran say Nyle needs to do?
(a) Make friends with Ripley.
(b) Make friends with Ezra.
(c) Make friends with Muncie.
(d) Make friends with Tyrus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Trent do when she comes into the room where Nyla and Ezra are?

2. What does Nyle do when she and Ezra are upstairs in Nyle's room?

3. What do the girls do as they approach the farmhouse?

4. What does Ezra do when he sees the new puppy Nyle gets him?

5. What happens when the girls accidentally rile Ripley?

(see the answer key)

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