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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. By September 15, how many sleeping bags has Alex been able to gather?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

2. Where had officials planned to move New York at first?
(a) Arizona.
(b) New Mexico.
(c) Colorado.
(d) Nevada.

3. What does Tony give Alex on October 28?
(a) Books.
(b) Food.
(c) Cartridges for Bri's inhaler.
(d) Money.

4. What does Alex take from Kevin's body to give to Father Mulrooney?
(a) Cross.
(b) Wallet.
(c) Ring.
(d) Watch.

5. What would Alex have liked to eat at the beginning of Chapter 19?
(a) Tuna.
(b) Minestrone soup.
(c) Sardines.
(d) Peanut Butter.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Alex tell Bri that they are leaving?

2. When the furnace shuts down, how many days are there until the convoy leaves?

3. What does Harvey give Alex in exchange for a diamond ring and a gun?

4. What does Alex miss the most since the disaster?

5. A few years before the disaster, how much money did Alex's father win from lottery tickets?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Alex's sisters get him to take aspirin?

2. What does and does not Kevin miss since the disaster?

3. What do Alex and Julie think has happened to Bri?

4. What does Sister Rita tell Alex when he feels guilty about Bri's death?

5. How does Kevin die?

6. How did Julie get lottery tickets?

7. Why does Alex get worried when it snows?

8. Why can't Alex get into other apartments than the ones that he has keys for?

9. What does Harvey propose to help Alex get out of New York?

10. At the beginning of Chapter 11, why does Alex think something is wrong when he and Julie approach their apartment?

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