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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is their dairy farm defunct?
(a) Because the government confiscated most of their land under eminent domain laws.
(b) Because of contamination from radiation.
(c) Because of a bad mudslide that killed most of the cows.
(d) Because May and Lemmy are too old to work it.

2. What does Nyle choose to do?
(a) Read about how the atom was discovered.
(b) Study Ben Franklin's comments on the Constitution.
(c) Write about Anne Frank.
(d) Memorize the Gettysburg Address.

3. What is Nyle's fear about Gran and the Trents?
(a) That Gran will return home alone.
(b) That they could have an accident in the snow.
(c) That the Trents will decide to stay in the larger city.
(d) That the government will not help.

4. What does Nyle see when she spots Ezra throughout the day?
(a) He is wearing his mask again.
(b) He is limping badly.
(c) He is surrounded by girls.
(d) He is alone and seems confused.

5. Why does Nyle lunge towards Ripley?
(a) He says he will kill Shep.
(b) He makes a comment about Gran.
(c) Because he is behaving badly toward her friends.
(d) He throws mud on Muncie's clothing.

6. What does Nyle say is her fear?
(a) She got radiation poisoning from Ezra.
(b) That Gran will be really angry.
(c) Not saying goodbye to Ezra.
(d) That Ezra will not forgive her.

7. What does Nyle do when she and Ezra are upstairs in Nyle's room?
(a) Watch TV
(b) Listen to the radio.
(c) Play a game of chess.
(d) Walk the detector around the room to prove there is no radioactive particles.

8. How does Ezra treat his studies?
(a) He reads them dutifully.
(b) He refuses to have anything to do with them.
(c) He is loathe to pick up a book.
(d) He "devours" them.

9. After Nyle takes another seat, what happens?
(a) Muncie puts on her headset and gets into her own world.
(b) Muncie removes her pack and lets another student sit beside her.
(c) Muncie stares at Nyle as if to ask why she didn't sit by her.
(d) Nyle begins to talk to another girl.

10. What is a word that might describe Ezra?
(a) Flourishing.
(b) Apathetic.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Depressed.

11. How does the back bedroom look now?
(a) Like a woodworking shop.
(b) Less like an infirmary and more like a healthy teenage boy's room.
(c) The same as always.
(d) Like a library.

12. Why does Nyle go through her clothes?
(a) To take some to the clothing drive at school.
(b) To start mending her summer clothes.
(c) To find her Spring outfits.
(d) To see if she can find some for Mrs. Trent.

13. What doesn't Nyle tell Muncie about the puppy?
(a) That it is a present for Gran.
(b) That it has radiation poisoning.
(c) That it belongs to Ezra.
(d) That it has no name yet.

14. What does Mrs. Trent ask Nyle do to before Mrs. Trent leaves the kitchen?
(a) To be gentle with Ezra.
(b) To let Ezra talk.
(c) To get the puppy.
(d) To close the curtain.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the teens teach the puppy?

2. How does Ezra react when his mask slips?

3. What does Muncie say about Ezra?

4. What do they name the puppy?

5. Who shows up while Nyle is still alone?

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