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

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

3. What does Nyle think the kids believe about her and Ezra?
(a) That Ezra is her brother who has been living with her dad.
(b) That they are going together.
(c) That they are cousins.
(d) That Ezra is new to the area.

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

5. Why does Nyle move off the Powers' property?
(a) Because the sheep is not there.
(b) Because Ripley confronts her.
(c) To go over to Muncie's house.
(d) Because Tyrus is loose.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nyle wish about her book collection?

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

3. What does Nyle teach Ezra?

4. Who enters the kitchen as Gran and Nyle are talking?

5. Why does Ripley throw an ice ball at Nyle?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is admirable about Uncle Lemmy's choices after the nuclear disaster?

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

4. Describe Muncie's reaction to Nyle wanting to sit next to her on the bus.

5. What do you think indicates Ezra's change of feelings towards Nyle from a stranger to a friend, and perhaps even more? How does this contrast to Nyle's statement in chapter 13?

6. What are signs of Ezra's improvement?

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

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

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

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

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