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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. Where is Carlos stationed?
(a) Florida.
(b) California.
(c) Colorado.
(d) South Carolina.

2. How many bodies were found in a church in Northridge, California?
(a) 305.
(b) 59.
(c) 112.
(d) 238.

3. What time is the mass that Alex attends in Chapter 2?
(a) 6:00 p.m.
(b) 8:15 a.m.
(c) 9:00 p.m.
(d) 7:30 a.m.

4. In Chapter 9, who is Julie's new best friend?
(a) Lynda.
(b) Mary.
(c) Brittany.
(d) Rachel.

5. In Tokyo, how many were killed during food riots by June 4?
(a) 7.
(b) 8.
(c) 25.
(d) 11.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alex eat for lunch at school on August 8?

2. What day is Bri's birthday?

3. Where does Alex want to go to college?

4. What do Alex and his sisters have for supper on June 3?

5. What does Julie worry won't survive in her garden now that the sun isn't shining?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Father Mulrooney tells Alex he can't have lunch because he hasn't done his work, why does Alex just leave?

2. Why does Father Franco tell his parishioners to boil their drinking water and wear insect repellent?

3. Why is Alex's father gone at the time the novel opens?

4. Why are there no convents that can take Julie?

5. Why does Bri think her mother hasn't called?

6. What does Alex learn about the situation in New York from the television news stations?

7. Why does Alex tell his sisters that their parents are never coming back?

8. Why does Chris give Alex his father's business card?

9. Why does a tenant call Alex's apartment in Chapter 5?

10. What advice does Sister Rita give Alex?

(see the answer keys)

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