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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 does Alex want to go to college?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Georgetown.
(c) Yale.
(d) Brown.

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

3. Why do New Yorkers have to start boiling their water?
(a) Cholera.
(b) Giardiasis.
(c) E coli.
(d) Dysentery.

4. What time does Kevin want to go body shopping on August 9?
(a) 7 a.m.
(b) 6:30 a.m.
(c) 6 a.m.
(d) 7:30 a.m.

5. What do Alex and his sister have for breakfast after helping Uncle Jimmy?
(a) Omelets.
(b) Scrambled eggs.
(c) Pancakes.
(d) Waffles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which teacher will teach science at St. Vincent de Paul?

2. How many people are in the Binghamton evacuation center?

3. What time do Alex and Julie leave their apartment to go to their first food distribution?

4. What number bus is Alex assigned to to take him to Yankee Stadium?

5. At what time does Alex finally get a dial tone so he can try to call Bri?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it thought that there will be more tsunamis?

2. What advice does Sister Rita give Alex?

3. Why is it so important for Alex and Julie to get to Morse before eight?

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

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

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

7. Where is Uncle Jimmy and his family going and why?

8. Why does Kevin take vodka rather than food for the items he collects body shopping?

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

10. Why does Alex wake up on the sofa on June 30?

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