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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would Nyla have to do if the wind shifts?
(a) Wear a radiation suit along with her mask.
(b) Get all the sheep into the barn.
(c) Help grandma move Mrs. Trent and Ezra.
(d) Leave behind all her treasures.

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

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

4. What does Nyla do with her mask after talking with Gran?
(a) She rips it into tiny pieces.
(b) She hang it on a hook in the kitchen as a symbol of remembrance.
(c) She says she is going to keep wearing it for a few more days.
(d) She burns it.

5. What does the puppy do on its second night with the sheep?
(a) Chases them all over.
(b) Plays with a lamb.
(c) Watches them as if he doesn't know what to do.
(d) Goes and gets warm among the herd.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ezra say he feels like?

2. What is the only thing Ezra says to Nyle?

3. Of what does Mrs. Trent start showing symptoms?

4. What does Gran say to Nyle asking about the Trents staying on indefinitely?

5. What does Mr. Harris do?

(see the answer key)

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