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

2. What does Nyle pretend?
(a) That she is Ezra's girlfriend.
(b) To have a rock in her shoe so she has to lean over to avoid seeing the person in the driveway.
(c) That she does not see Muncie.
(d) That Ezra is staying for a long time.

3. How does Ezra react when his mask slips?
(a) He appears either not to care or notice.
(b) He panics.
(c) He pulls it back on his face.
(d) He rips it off his head while screaming.

4. How does Mr. Perry reassure Nyle?
(a) By telling her that she will write a fine speech.
(b) By saying that he will be discreet.
(c) By saying that what though what her family is doing is illegal, it is noble.
(d) By telling her that he is sure she can win the scholarship.

5. Who enters the kitchen as Gran and Nyle are talking?
(a) Ripley.
(b) Muncie.
(c) Caleb.
(d) Ezra.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who shows up while Nyle is still alone?

2. What do they name the puppy?

3. Why is Nyle nervous?

4. Why does Nyle move off the Powers' property?

5. What does Nyle wish about her book collection?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are signs of Ezra's improvement?

2. How does Nyle wisely help Ezra feel comfortable in her room?

3. What gets Nyle thinking about her father and why is she mad at him (though, perhaps she unconscious of the reason)?

4. How do you think Nyle may be compounding the rift in her friendship with Muncie in this chapter?

5. How does Ezra respond to the sirens they hear, and why do you think he reacts the way he does?

6. How is Nyle still avoiding making things right with Muncie?

7. Why is Ezra upset after Nyle reads her paper to him?

8. How does Muncie respond to Nyle finally telling her about Ezra? Do you think Muncie's response is reasonable?

9. How does Ripley demonstrate that he is a bully?

10. Do you think the government would be as unresponsive in "real" life to people caught in a nuclear accident such as the one that happens in this story?

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