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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. Who says the burial service over Luke?
(a) Theo.
(b) Julian.
(c) Miriam.
(d) Rolf.

2. Why is Miriam concerned about how fast the car is being driven in Chapter 24?
(a) Spilling the supplies in the trunk.
(b) Slipping on ice.
(c) Premature labor.
(d) Being pulled over by the SSP.

3. Why does Theo pull the car over in Chapter 23?
(a) The car overheated.
(b) Julian had to go to the bathroom.
(c) They wanted to pick berries for later.
(d) Julian thought she was going into labor.

4. How does Julian respond to the news of the SSP?
(a) She is not concerned.
(b) She suggests that Theo leave town.
(c) She says they have been to her, too.
(d) She is concerned they are being watched.

5. What language does Theo find a note in?
(a) Latin.
(b) Hebrew.
(c) French.
(d) Greek.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job is Theo given as Miriam still prepares for the baby's delivery?

2. What does Theo say that he will do with the diary entry that is Chapter 19?

3. How does Theo decide to abandon the car?

4. How long has it been since Miriam left the woodshed in the final chapter?

5. What are Julian and Luke doing alone in the morning in Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Theo choose the house he robs and how does he gain entry?

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

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

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

5. Why does Miriam come for Theo?

6. What do Theo, Miriam, and Julian learn when they listen to the radio?

7. Why does Theo take Miriam inside to Jasper's, and not to Rolf?

8. How does Theo treat the old couple? Give examples.

9. How do Theo and the Five Fishes get delayed in Chapter 24?

10. How does the book end?

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