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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 does Ripley do to Ezra?
(a) Pummels him until he is nearly unconscious.
(b) Challenges him to a boxing match.
(c) Tells him he will meet him later with knives.
(d) Ignore him.

2. What does Nyle wish about her book collection?
(a) That it was more intellectual.
(b) That it had more adventure and less romance novels.
(c) That she had all the Harry Potter books.
(d) That it had as many volumes as Muncie's collection has.

3. 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.

4. What does Nyle motion Ezra to do?
(a) Put the puppy in the truck bed.
(b) Go back to the house.
(c) Start up the truck.
(d) Come into the pasture with her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ezra keep with him though he no longer needs it?

2. What does Mrs. Trent ask Nyle do to before Mrs. Trent leaves the kitchen?

3. Where does Gran take the Trents to see about some government assistance?

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

5. Why does Nyle lunge towards Ripley?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a theme that appears in this chapter, which has appeared in previous chapters and give an example of how the theme is illustrated.

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

3. How does Muncie try to prepare Nyle for Ezra's possible death?

4. Why do you think Nyle and Ezra are awkward with each other when put in a position that it seems they must acknowledge something about their relationship?

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

6. Describe the altercation between Ripley and the three friends.

7. What sort of epiphany does Nyle have about Ezra as he begins to heal?

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

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

10. What is the difference in the way Nyle and Ezra interpret Nyle's history assignment?

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