2. What does Nyle wonder about her mask?
(a) If they would have to wear the mask for the rest of their lives.
(b) If the mask would eventually become radioactive.
(c) How it could protect her against something unseen.
(d) Whether it was any longer necessary.

3. What is Ezra doing when Nyla comes into his room?
(a) He is petting Nyla's dog.
(b) He is talking on the phone.
(c) He is watching t.v.
(d) He is waiting for her and propped up on pillows.

4. What does Nyla notice about Ezra when she enters his room?
(a) That the shape of his eyes are unusual.
(b) That he seems to be asleep.
(c) That he is pink on a lot of his skin.
(d) That he is breathing is so quiet she can't hear it.

5. How does Mrs. Trent disappoint her parents?
(a) By marrying outside the faith.
(b) By converting to Roman Catholicism.
(c) By moving away from Israel.
(d) By marrying too young.

6. What does Nyle decide to add to the farm?
(a) A new feeding trough.
(b) A guard dog.
(c) A horse to replace the pony Mr. Harris bought for Muncie.
(d) A new ram.

7. Who eventually comes out to greet Nyle?
(a) Caleb.
(b) Baylor.
(c) Gran.
(d) Mr. Trent.

8. What is not out as usual?
(a) The firestriker.
(b) The afternoon paper.
(c) A snack for Nyle.
(d) The log keeper.

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

10. What does Nyle want to know?
(a) If Ezra has any chance to live.
(b) If Ezra and his mother should have left sooner.
(c) If the people nearby should have stayed or left.
(d) If her father died quickly.

11. What does Nyla decide is one of the things she needs to do?
(a) Help a little with Ezra's physical care.
(b) Ask her gran about the truth about her father.
(c) Make friends with Ripley.
(d) Tell Muncie about Ezra.

12. What do the girls do as they approach the farmhouse?
(a) Play a game with stones.
(b) Take the sheep to the barn.
(c) Tell a joke about Ripley.
(d) Go their separate ways.

13. What does Gran not do as she usually does?
(a) Sit in the rocker for a cup of pre-supper coffee.
(b) Open the front door.
(c) Greet Nyle with a hug.
(d) Calls from the pantry for Nyle to wash up.

14. How does Ezra respond?
(a) He walks to the front of the house but cannot go outside.
(b) He says he will never leave the room.
(c) He gets to the door, takes a deep breath, and walks through.
(d) He starts to move towards the door, but then stops and gets in his bed.

15. What is the most interesting aspect of the weather right now?
(a) It is unseasonably warm.
(b) It is warm and sunny.
(c) Snow has fallen.
(d) It has hailed golf-sized balls.