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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. Why doesn't Theo rob the first houses he sees?
(a) The neighborhood is very well-lit.
(b) Too many neighbors.
(c) He has an instinct to go further into the town.
(d) He is sure they are heavily guarded.

2. What do Theo and Julian feed one another in the woodshed?
(a) Bread.
(b) Grapes.
(c) Beans.
(d) Peaches.

3. What word does Rolf use to say that Theo is not the leader of this?
(a) Debacle.
(b) Expedition.
(c) Journey.
(d) Odyssey.

4. Why does Helena hurry off the phone when Theo calls her upon arriving home from traveling?
(a) She is expecting a call.
(b) Rupert wishes for Helena not to speak with Theo.
(c) She is cooking dinner.
(d) Someone has company.

5. What is the task Luke is given in Chapter 26?
(a) Mapping the voyage.
(b) Tending the stored supplies.
(c) Provide entertainment.
(d) Washing the car.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Theo expect Miriam to ask him as he leaves her for the village?

2. What does Theo put in his pocket in Chapter 22?

3. What is Theo doing when there is a knock at the door in the second chapter of Book 2?

4. How does Theo learn that Rolf has departed upon awakening after the burial of Luke?

5. Whose house is Theo taking the Five Fishes to in Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Theo's nightmares about after his return home from traveling?

2. What are the threats Julian, Theo, and Miriam must confront once they are reunited after the robbery?

3. Summarize the confrontation between Xan and Theo.

4. How is Rolf distanced from the group throughout the burial and after?

5. What kind of Warden does Rolf say he would be? What is Theo's reaction?

6. What has happened to Rolf after Theo awakes after Luke's burial? What does Theo expect he is doing and what is his response?

7. What happens as Theo and Rolf tend to the car in Chapter 24?

8. How does the book end?

9. What goes through Theo's mind when he sees the tree blocking the road in Chapter 27? What happens next?

10. What do Theo and Rolf discuss the morning after the car is pulled over? Do they seem to bond or argue?

(see the answer keys)

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