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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 Ma say her grade-point average was in school when she disappeared in "After"?
(a) 3.7.
(b) 3.5.
(c) 3.0.
(d) 4.0.

2. Why does Jack begin crying in the beginning of "Dying"?
(a) Because the plant has died.
(b) Because Ma slaps him.
(c) Because there is no cereal.
(d) Because Old Nick arrives.

3. What does Jack do with the note Ma gives him in "Dying"?
(a) He puts it in his shoe.
(b) He puts it in his mitten.
(c) He puts it in his sock.
(d) He puts it in his underwear.

4. What is the name of the medical facility where the officer tells Ma she and Jack will be taken after questioning in "After"?
(a) Bellevue Hospital.
(b) The Pennington Clinic.
(c) The Cumberland Clinic.
(d) The Oxford Clinic.

5. What color balloon does Jack choose to blow up in "Dying"?
(a) Red.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ma smear all over Jack before Old Nick arrives in "Dying"?

2. How many vaccinations does the doctor give to Jack on his first morning at the hospital in "After"?

3. What is the address that the police discern for Old Nick's home from questioning Jack in "Dying"?

4. Who wrote an illustrated the book The Giving Tree?

5. Who is the doctor that greets Ma and Jack at the hospital in "After"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about Jack's newfound desire to go Outside in the beginning of "Dying"?

2. How do Ma and Jack practice for their first plan for escape in "Dying"? How does Jack feel about the plan?

3. What are some of the ideas that Jack and Ma have for escape when they begin brainstorming?

4. What does Ma do to Jack in order to make their "act" belivable for their first escape plan?

5. How are Ma and Jack received when they arrive at the Cumberland Clinic in "After"?

6. How would you describe Jack's first encounter with Outside in "Dying"?

7. How is Ma described when Jack discovers her after his outing with Paul in "After"?

8. What are some of the questions Ma is asked during her television interview in "After"?

9. What does Officer Oh ask Jack when she meets him? Why?

10. What do Ma and Grandma discuss during Grandma's first visit in "After"?

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