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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Are is Nyla doing at Muncie's house?
(a) Carding wool.
(b) Playing hopscotch.
(c) Washing Muncie's pony.
(d) Braiding Muncie's pony's tail.

5. What is the real reason Nyle declines Muncie's invitation?
(a) She doesn't want to see the movie Muncie has.
(b) She has to go sit with Ezra.
(c) She has to go be checked for possible radiation poisoning.
(d) She doesn't like spinning wool.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nyla offer to help do?

2. What do Muncie and Nyle do after working in the pasture?

3. When Nyla starts crying, what does Ezra do?

4. What does Gran say Nyle needs to do?

5. What do the teachers and principal monitor?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is it obvious that the two teens feel some attraction for each other?

2. What does Mrs. Haskins assign her students to do and do you think this is mixing education with politics?

3. How do you think the theme of determination plays out in this chapter?

4. Describe Ezra's response to Nyle when she comes to read to him.

5. What does Nyle ask her Gran about sheep farming and what is Gran's response? Does Nyle's response surprise you?

6. Of what is the open curtain symbolic?

7. What emotion do you think Muncie is feeling as she inquires why Nyle did not come study with her the night before?

8. What else occurs at the beginning of this chapter that gives Nyle a sense of unease?

9. What do the girls do in Radio Shack and why is that ironic?

10. Mrs. Trent reveals that she disappoints her parents by marrying out of the faith and that she is paying the price now. Do you think this is true?

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